On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 17:09, michael wrote: > > 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 >
Hi Michael, to make this a bit more verbose: -point your browser to http://localhost:631, that's the cups administration -click on 'printers', then click on 'add printer' -give it a name and such and click next -choose 'Windows Printer via Samba' -write the URI in the field - that's something like: smb://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/server/sharename of course user means your username for windows which shares the printer, pass is the password, the rest should be clear and can be seen in the system thingy in the win control panel -choose the printer and driver of course samba and cups need to be installed and the printer of the windows box needs to be supported by cups pascal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
