On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:36:36 +0000, James Allsopp wrote: > I have a debian server running samba connected to a local USB printer. I > also have a dual boot laptop with windows Vista on it. I can print fine > from the server and the linux side of the laptop using CUPS, and even > though I can see my home directory via samba in Vista, I can't get it to > detect any printers. Vista is on the same Workgroup, I've lowered the > firewall, but still windows won't detect it.
So, from the Vista client you can get/see the shared folders available on Debian server but you can't see any printer facility to connect to? > An Nmap from the laptop shows ports 22,25,80,111,139,445,631 and > 2049(all tcp) open. > > My Samba config is at the bottom, any advice would be greatly > appreciated. Thanks, > Jim > > [global] > workgroup = ETHICSGRADIENT > server string = %h server > interfaces = lo, eth0 > obey pam restrictions = Yes > pam password change = Yes > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n > *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . > unix password sync = Yes > syslog = 0 > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > printcap name = cups > dns proxy = No > wins support = Yes > panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d Hum... maybe not relevant but I miss one value here, in the [global] section: printing = cups You can check what are the default values in use (if not explicitly defined) using "testparm -v > dump.txt" Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.02.14.16.07...@gmail.com
