Petru NOTINGHER wrote: > > Hello. > > I've installed Linux 2.2.1 on my machine, but I have no printer > connected via LPT. > The printer (HPOffice JetPro 1150) is installed on another machine > running Bill's stuff. > It seems it is possible to access the printer via NetBios. I read the > doc comming with > Samba and tried to configure smb.conf. I always get the following answer > to my command > smbclient -L \\Serge (Serge is the Win95 machine): > ********************************************************************* > Added interface ip=162.38.204.8 bcast=162.38.204.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 > > Server time is Tue Mar 23 13:46:02 1999 > Timezone is UTC+1.0 > security=share > SMBtconX failed. ERRSRV - ERRinvnetname (Invalid network name in tree > connect.) > Perhaps you are using the wrong sharename, username or password? > Some servers insist that these be in uppercase > ************************************************************************* > > I have two questions : > > 1. Is it necessary to run a Samba Client for Windows on the machine with > the printer, or > the Windows95 software is enough ? No, no Samba Client (what would that *be*?) is necessary, but you do need to set up the printer for sharing. Right-click the printer in Windows Explorer and go into "Properties...". It's easy. (Don't take offence if you've already done this... :-)) > > 2. How must I configure my machine to access the other's printer ? > The appropriate command to see if you're seeing the share would be:
smbclient -L //SERGE then smbclient //SERGE/<printersharename> -P to connect to it as a printer service. After you enter a password (if you've set it up that way, otherwise use the -N switch) *in uppercase*, you should get a special prompt at which you can enter printer commands. Typing 'h' at this point will get you a list of valid commands.
