Re: CUPS to windows 98

[Chris Lale <chrislale@untrammelled.co.uk>]

mslinuz wrote:

> Another impatience question.
> I've configured my box to connect to a shared printer on a windblows98 
> box.
> Setting up is done on CUPS,
>
> <Printer @Win98>
> Info
> Location
> DeviceURI smb://user:password@someip/sharedprinter
> State Idle
> Accepting Yes
> JobSheets none none
> QuotaPeriod 0
> PageLimit 0
> KLimit 0
> </Printer>
>
> After restarting cupsys, I tried to print a test page which not 
> successfull.
> CUPS says : "/Unable to connect to CIFS host, will retry in 60 seconds..."
> /
> I've been googling around and found nothing yet.
>
> Samba 3.0.21c; CUPS 1.1.23; Printer HP LaserJet 1200 using HPLIP driver.
>
> Thanks,
>
> mslinuz
I have added some notes I made when I did this, to the NewbieDOC wiki 
(http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Installing_Samba_Linux/Windows_networking). 
Hope that helps.

Chris.