[Samba] Samba Printing Extremely Slow from Windows XP

[Cabbar Duzayak]

Hi,

I have setup samba server on my linux box (Fedora Core 4 with latest
samba, just updated via RHN) and has configured file sharing via samba
for this server and connecting to it from my windows xp box. So far,
everything works fine and it is very fast.

Then, I configured a printer, and shared it via samba. And, I can
see+connect to it from Windows XP and can even print. But, everything
related to printing is extreemeeely slow on Windows XP, i.e. open
notepad -> File Menu->Print, and at that point notepad just freezes
for couple of minutes, and then brings the printer dialog... Send a
print out, it just freezes for a while, then prints out fine.

Below is the log file I am getting from Samba, and for some reason it
tries to connect to the samba server on Windows XP??? Have no idea
what this means, and how I can fix this. Can you please provide any
suggestions?

Thanks a ton in advance...

Log from samba:

[2005/09/05 00:37:12, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:445
[2005/09/05 00:37:29, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:139
[2005/09/05 00:37:29, 1] libsmb/cliconnect.c:cli_connect(1330)
  Error connecting to 192.168.0.3 (Operation already in progress)
[2005/09/05 00:37:29, 0]
rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:spoolss_connect_to_client(2 606)
  spoolss_connect_to_client: unable to connect to SMB server on
machine MYMACHINENAME.  Error was : SUCCESS - 0.
[2005/09/05 00:37:47, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:445
[2005/09/05 00:38:04, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:139
[2005/09/05 00:38:04, 1] libsmb/cliconnect.c:cli_connect(1330)
  Error connecting to 192.168.0.3 (Operation already in progress)
[2005/09/05 00:38:04, 0]
rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:spoolss_connect_to_client(2 606)
  spoolss_connect_to_client: unable to connect to SMB server on
machine MYMACHINENAME.  Error was : SUCCESS - 0.
[2005/09/05 00:38:30, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:445
[2005/09/05 00:38:48, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:139
[2005/09/05 00:38:48, 1] libsmb/cliconnect.c:cli_connect(1330)
  Error connecting to 192.168.0.3 (Operation already in progress)
[2005/09/05 00:38:48, 0]
rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:spoolss_connect_to_client(2606)
  spoolss_connect_to_client: unable to connect to SMB server on
machine MYMACHINENAME. Error was : SUCCESS - 0.
[2005/09/05 00:39:05, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:445
[2005/09/05 00:39:23, 1] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(774)
  timeout connecting to 192.168.0.3:139
[2005/09/05 00:39:23, 1] libsmb/cliconnect.c:cli_connect(1330)
  Error connecting to 192.168.0.3 (Operation already in progress)
[2005/09/05 00:39:23, 0]
rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:spoolss_connect_to_client(2606)
  spoolss_connect_to_client: unable to connect to SMB server on
machine MYMACHINENAME. Error was : SUCCESS - 0.