> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:15:48 -0000 (GMT), michael > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've looked about for how to print from this Debian box to a printer (HP >> LaserJet-2100) hanging off a Windows (Win2000 I do believe) box for >> which >> I have no admin rights. I found that ''samba'' seems the way to go. The >> Samba web pages (http://kr.samba.org) seem to imply that the server (the >> Win2K box) has to have Samba installed too - is this correct? And how >> (in)secure is Samba? Is there a better way? > > How insecure => as insecure as you want to be. Don't run samba on a > public IP (or any windows-based network for one thing). > > You need the samba server installed on your server hosting the printer > IF you don't have windows there. If there's windows on that server > already there's no point in installing samba there :D On the other > hand, you'd need the samba client on your workstation for it to see > your windows based printer. > > Of course, a better way would be to use native IPP (ala CUPS). I'm not > sure though if MS still bundles a broken IPP implementation though.
Answering Paola's & Christian's emails together: Clarification: I sit at a Debian box & the printer is on a Windows box. 1) are you saying "dump samba and use only CUPS" (or saying that CUPS requires Samba?) 2) when I try and connect from my Linux box to the Windows machine using 'smbclient -L' I get a ''connection refused'' error 3) I can access the printer on the Windows box from my WinXP - so I presume that means it is shared? Cheers, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
