Re: OT:info needed virtualbox networking
On Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:50:31 +0000
richard <richard.bown@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:42:33 +0100
> "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > 02/02/2012 22:16, richard wrote:
> > > Greetings,
> > > Hi my cups server is on my debian machine, but thats all thats
> > > Debian with this. Does anyone know which ports winxp uses for
> > > for printing raw to a samba server, also on my debian machine.
> > > winrubbish in its own partition prints OK to the samba server,
> > > but wincrapXP cant connect to the printer when run in virtualbox.
> > > I'm wondering if its the wincrap firewall, can't turn it off, as
> > > that kills networking.
> > > How did Gates make soo much money from selling such crap ?
> > > arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
> > >
> >
> > For cups, port is 631.
> > For Samba, 137-139, 445
> >
> > But I doubt you have to open any port in XP to use it as a client,
> > if it's a firewall problem it's more likely on the server side.
> >
> > For cups, if your virtualbox machine is on it's own subnet, you
> > need to have in cups config:
> > Allow From @LOCAL
> >
> > and advertise cups server with:
> > ServerName [cups-server-IP]
> >
> > Only thing to check on XP is the "Internet printing client" (or
> > something like that) from "add or remove Windows features" in "add
> > and remove program" control panel (all names are pure invention,
> > but you get the idea about what to look for). I think this feature
> > is selected as a default, but not sure and (happily) I don't have
> > any windows around to check.
> >
> >
>
> thanks
> those ports are open , but I'll check that printing client thing.
>
>
>
The word 'Unix' is in there somewhere, e.g. 'Services for Unix'.
No, I can't remember what it's actually called, either.
--
Joe
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