USMC Sniper wrote:
> OK, I have set up my network to make Fedora my server. My wife's laptop is
> running WinXP Home. I am able to see each computer from the other computer
> and can share files. I also am able to install the two printers that are
> physically connected to the Linux box onto the WinXP box. I am not able,
> however, to get it to print from WinXP. I try to print a test page from
> WinXP and it says that the test page has been printed, but nothing happens
> at the printer. It's like it just disappears after leaving the WinXP box.
> Can anyone help with this? I don't know anything about cups, so do I need
> to do something with that? Also, maybe my smb.conf is not correct. Here
> is my smb.conf:
>
> [global]
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> netbios name = Linux-Desktop
> server string = linux running samba 3.0.1
> hosts allow = 192.168.2. 127.
> load printers = yes
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> max log size = 1024
> lock directory = /var/samba
> smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> password server = None
> security = SHARE
> encrypt passwords = no
> dns proxy = no
>
> [printers]
> comment = "All Printers"
> path = /var/spool/samba
> browseable = no
> public = yes
> writable = no
> printable = yes
> print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r %s
> use client driver = yes
You migh want to check one of the Samba web sites. Also,
have you tried setting the printer to browseable = yes and
then see if you can install the networked printer on the
XP machine, in the Run text input box \\Linux-Desktop\?--
what's the printer name? Maybe that's the problem.

Haven't played with Samba for about 3 years but was
printing to a RH 6.2 system from NT.

You might also look to see if the printer spool has any
jobs--on both the XP machine and the linux one (lpq I
think.)

jmh