Re: Configure to share Window XP printer (before it was set up samba)

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (27/09/06 21:01), rocky wrote:
> In my office, we have a Windows XP machine serves as file server and
> there's a SHARP AR158S printer connect to it. All of my co-workers use
> printer through the net work. I'm the only person usign Debian. I set
> up the samba and did the configuration and be able to see the shared
> folders using smb://server/. By the way the printer is shared on the
> LAN.
> 
> I'm using KDE. I went to Control Center->peripherals->printer. There
> are 2 options for network printer. One is network
> printer(TCP). Another is newwork printer w/Ipp(IPP/HTTP)
> 
> In both options I entered smb://server/ppp(my windows XP working
> printer name) as printer address and In the subnetwork field I input
> 192.168.1. after that I hit scan but it tells me:
> "you are about to scan a subnet(192.168.1.*)that does not correspond
> to current subnet of this computer (127.0.0.*) .Do you want to scan
> the specified subnet anyway?"

Have a look at:
http://excess.org/docs/linux_windows_printing.html

go to localhost:631 in a webrowser and install the printer there; you'll
need to add yourself to the lpadmin group or login as root.

It is pretty straightforward.

>From the message you received, it's probably worth checking your
networking setup although if you can see the windowsXP shares, it's
probably OK.

Regards

Clive

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