Re: [expert] Samba printing - Help!

[Todd Franklin]

I've found that the samba settings work best with options "use encrypted passwords" enabled and "allow null passwords" enabled as well. �Also keep in mind that you may have to capture a printer port and browse to the network printer rather than installing the printer as a pure network printer (this applies when printing to a linux box from a windows machine). �Some printers (esp HP laserjet) will not install in windows unless it first detects the printer on a "port". �Shouldn't apply in the reverse situation though. �Hopefully I don't confuse you more. �I have less experience printing from linux to windows than windows to linux to be honest.

Todd

Mark Weaver wrote:

Ivailo Josifov wrote:

��� Find the workgroup configuration on you XP machine and then change it in
your samba configuration. The two workgroups must be the same.
��� I think it should help.

I. Josifov

Brian,

Also, you may want to turn off "allow hosts" at least for now so that all hosts can connect and handle the restrictions through your firewall. I'd also turn off wins and just allow the machines to connect to the samba server normally. also set the "null passwords" to "no". If you can see it, but permission is being denied I have a real good feeling the first two things I mentioned are the culprits. The third thing can only serve to muddy the waters.

Mark

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