Considering the fact that you'd best try to get it running through CUPS (easiest solution, and CUPS is already running for your own machine - you don't need any computer resources to run samba along with it, if not really necessary) pay attention to the fact that http://host:631 is by default only available from the localhost (ie. your own machine, where CUPS is running) In other terms - if you would like your win machine to change some settings on the :631 web interface (say - to print on other formats or whatever) - you have to explicitly mention this in the cups configuration file in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf You can specify which network range is allowed to use your CUPS web interface or define single IP's that can have access to that :631 interface. Could be handy when you want to change something from the WIN machine ... I'm not quite sure anymore if you'd have to setup the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file to allow certain computers to use your printer too - I don't think so, but info can be found in that conf file if necessary. Cheers Frank Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 06:02:40PM -0400, Bill Day wrote: > > >>As stated in the subject I have this printer, connected and working fine on >>Debian sarge. By default this printer is being shared along with a Lexmark >>Laserjet Optra312 connected to my sarge as well. I want to be able to print >>from a windows machine to the usb inkjet, the laserjet was easy to setup, but >>since it a usb printer and not physacally connected to the priner I am having >>a hard time getting windows to use it. Any ideas or suggestion on how I >>should go about this? >> >> >> > >Two options: 1) CUPS; 2) Samba > >CUPS is the easiest, since you simply allow connections from outside >localhost in CUPS and then set windows to print to ipp://host/printer >or http://host:631/printer. > >If the Windows version you are running does not understand IPP, you can >get the necessary driver from Microsft or your printer manufacturer. > >Samba can be a challenge to get up and running. It is probably best >that you steer clear of it unless you also need the other features >(i.e., file sharing) in addition to the printer. > >-Roberto > > > -- ================================================ Frank Guthorel T : 09/329.49.38 - G : 0495/105.776 mailto:frank@codedor.be - http://www.codedor.be ================================================
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