On (27/09/06 21:01), rocky wrote: > In my office, we have a Windows XP machine serves as file server and > there's a SHARP AR158S printer connect to it. All of my co-workers use > printer through the net work. I'm the only person usign Debian. I set > up the samba and did the configuration and be able to see the shared > folders using smb://server/. By the way the printer is shared on the > LAN. > > I'm using KDE. I went to Control Center->peripherals->printer. There > are 2 options for network printer. One is network > printer(TCP). Another is newwork printer w/Ipp(IPP/HTTP) > > In both options I entered smb://server/ppp(my windows XP working > printer name) as printer address and In the subnetwork field I input > 192.168.1. after that I hit scan but it tells me: > "you are about to scan a subnet(192.168.1.*)that does not correspond > to current subnet of this computer (127.0.0.*) .Do you want to scan > the specified subnet anyway?"
Have a look at: http://excess.org/docs/linux_windows_printing.html go to localhost:631 in a webrowser and install the printer there; you'll need to add yourself to the lpadmin group or login as root. It is pretty straightforward. >From the message you received, it's probably worth checking your networking setup although if you can see the windowsXP shares, it's probably OK. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
