[Samba] winxp + sambs 2.2.3a (as PDC) + printers = no go

[Gerald Carter]

On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Keith Warno wrote:

> Greetings.  Here's my scenario:
> 
> 1) I have a linux box running samba 2.2.3a, configured as a PDC.
> 2) I have a WinXP laptop that attempts to use the printers that are
> configured on the samba server.  NOTE: XP Laptop is NOT, repeat: NOT, in
> the domain that the samba box controls.  The XP boxs is part of a
> workgroup instead.
> 3) XP box can see file shares on samba box fine.  Just printers, at the
> moment, explode.
> 4) samba box has valid printer drivers installed on it (installed via a
> win2k box).
> 5) When XP box tries to open a printer on the samba box (via
> double-click on the printer in the samba box's share list), the dialog
> claims "xyzprinter on samba_host Failed to open, retrying"

Keith,

This shoudl already be patched in the SAMBA_2_2 cvs tree.  Can you try 
that?   Thanks.








chau, jerry
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