Re: [SLUG] Linux printing

From: William Lindfors (kkohn@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sun Oct 05 2003 - 12:06:59 EDT


Just wanted to let you know that installing Unix Print Services worked!
I almost fell off my chair when my Linux laptop started to print to my HP
printer across my network. Only took me 3 weeks to figure out but it's
working now. I would recommend this solution for anyone who wants to print
thru the network. Real easy.

I do have another issue. Seems that I can only print using a web applicatoin
like mozilla. When I try to print using anything else, example: K Write, the
application crashes. Wondering if anyone knows why I can't print using a
standard work processing application and can only print using a web interface
like Mozilla.

On Wednesday 17 September 2003 10:56 am, Steven Buehler wrote:
> --- Scott Piper <piper@ij.net> wrote:
> > Do you have an /etc/printcap file? - in your case there should be a line
> >
> > HPDeskJet:
> >
> > Other than that, if it is a WindowsXP machine, you may have to set cups
> > up to use the guest account (as I had to do when printing to an XP home
> > edition machine)
>
> You can set up LPR as a service on a WinXP box by installing "Unix Print
> Services" from the Windows Setup CD. Then you'd just set up linux to print
> to (in my case) lpr://192.168.1.100/deskjet5550 . No special accounts
> required. The actual print processor would be on the sending computer's
> side.
>
> SWB
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William Lindfors
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The requirements said
"Windows 98/NT or better"
So I installed Linux.
Don't let a bad OS happen
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