Printing From WinXP to Fedora Problem

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?

Thanks!!!

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test000

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 06:37:28 -0500
"USMC Sniper" <md_usmc@nospam.yahoo.com> 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?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> --
> -- "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a
> difference. The Marines don't have that problem." -- President Ronald
> Reagan, 1985


I don't know anything about cups either, but probably your output is in some queue, waiting for the print-server to be started and empty this queue to the physical printer.

Concentrate your search in the cups docu on starting print-servers would be my first guess...

Let me know how this ends if you'd like, I'm having similar setup here...

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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?
>
> Thanks!!!
>

Point your browser to
http://localhost:631
on the Linux box and see if there are any jobs outstanding.

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test0001


On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:55:16 +0100, biz wrote:

> test000

Hi Ben,
I checked http://localhost:631 and did not see any outstanding jobs. I
think that maybe my smb.conf file may not be correct. Here is what I have
in it:

[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

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 23:18:06 +0000, Ben Measures wrote:

> 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?
>>
>> Thanks!!!
>>
>
> Point your browser to
> http://localhost:631
> on the Linux box and see if there are any jobs outstanding.

USMC Sniper wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 23:18:06 +0000, Ben Measures wrote:
>
>
>>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?
>>>
>>>Thanks!!!
>>>
>>
>>Point your browser to
>>http://localhost:631
>>on the Linux box and see if there are any jobs outstanding.
>
>
> Hi Ben,
> I checked http://localhost:631 and did not see any outstanding jobs. I
> think that maybe my smb.conf file may not be correct. Here is what I have
> in it:
>
> [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

That looks fine to me. Have a look at the completed jobs (in
localhost:631). See if the jobs are there but the printouts didn't appear.

I take it you have the correct manufacturer's Windows XP drivers installed?

--
Ben M.

----------------
What are Software Patents for?
To protect the small enterprise from bigger companies.

What do Software Patents do?
In its current form, they protect only companies with
big legal departments as they:
a.) Patent everything no matter how general
b.) Sue everybody. Even if the patent can be argued
invalid, small companies can ill-afford the
typical $500k cost of a law-suit (not to mention
years of harassment).

Don't let them take away your right to program
whatever you like. Make a stand on Software Patents
before its too late.

Read about the ongoing battle at http://swpat.ffii.org/
----------------

Hi there!

I am no specialist either but I have the same configuration, Fedora Linux +
printer, shared to an XP client. I also had some problems setting it up, but
it works fine now.

This is my smb.conf output:

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = Samba Server %v
map to guest = Bad User
log level = 3
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = cups
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
printer admin = @adm
hosts allow = 181.196.which.ever
hosts deny = all
printing = cups
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = No

As I see it, you should add
printing = cups
at your global settings.

I also read somewhere that it is best if you drop the print command line.

Hope this helps,
Bogdan

"USMC Sniper" <md_usmc@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.01.31.16.01.01.973327@nospam.yahoo.c om...
> Hi Ben,
> I checked http://localhost:631 and did not see any outstanding jobs. I
> think that maybe my smb.conf file may not be correct. Here is what I have
> in it:
>
> [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
>
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 23:18:06 +0000, Ben Measures wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >>
> >> Thanks!!!
> >>
> >
> > Point your browser to
> > http://localhost:631
> > on the Linux box and see if there are any jobs outstanding.
>
>