Phil, Not sure if this applies to you, but the current version of CUPS, used by Ubuntu 9.10, has a bug which can cause problems with printer sharing. On my own network, other machines can see the printer, but it doesn't respond to print requests. So far I haven't seen any fixes appearing, although quite a few people have reported it.
Dave > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [Peterboro] Ubuntu - Ubuntu printer sharing > From: > Phil Thompson <p...@yarwell.demon.co.uk> > Date: > Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:15:46 +0000 > To: > Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk> > > To: > Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk> > > > To avoid re-inventing the wheel...... > > > > What's the quickest / simplest / best way to share a parallel > connected laser printer on a Ubuntu desktop machine with another > desktop on the same LAN ? > > I've managed to use Ubuntu desktop for over a week with the sole > exception that it (and Windows 7) won't work my Canon MPC600F printer. > > There's a samsung laser upstairs on another machine that could resolve > the need to flip back into XP to print. > > > I don't at this stage need windows access to the shared printer, but > if it makes sense to do it with SAMBA etc I could go that way. > > > > Phil _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
