Re: Need Printing Help!
Point your web browser to http://localhost:631/ click on "Do
Administration Tasks", log in with your root account, click add
printer, in Device select "Windows Printer via SAMBA", then for Device
URI, input "smb://<username>:<password>@<host>", where <username> and
<password> form the windows account on the windows machine with the
printer, and <host> is that machine's name on the windows network. Make
sure you have the latest cupsomatic-ppd package installed and select a
Model compatible with your printer.
I also suggest consulting http://www.linuxprinting.org for a lot more
information. You should find extended information here about your own
model, and they will tell you which driver to use if a direct one is
not available.
Hope this helps.
Paul Sandulescu
On March 29, 2004 07:59 pm, Robert Tilley wrote:
> I am trying to add a printer in KDE. Our Brother HL-1440 laser
> printer is connected to my wife's XP box.
>
> I have CUPS and Samba installed. When I use Add Printer... in KDE
> 3.2.1 and browse the network I cannot see the printer on my home
> network. If I use the KVM switch on my computer and switch to my
> Windows 2000 box, I can use her admin. password to access the
> printer. If I switch back to Linux, I cannot even see the printer,
> much less log into it.
>
> Can anyone help?
> --
> Comments are appreciated,
>
> Bob
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