[Samba] Cann't get Windows XP system to find Samba printers

[tj]

I'll give this a try when I get a chance.
ALso, cups is working perfectly, no problem printing to laser on the 
Linux machine and accessing via localhost:631.
Just need to get it accessable by XP box over network via samba.

tj
David Rankin wrote:

>
>
> Jeff,
>
>    I have my laserjet working well. I have pasted bits and pieces of 
> my config for comparison below:
>
>> I have a Brothre HL-1440 laser on my Linux system I wish to share. 
>> But, I can not get the Windows system to "see" it. I already have 
>> disk shares That the windows system can access, so something is 
>> working Here is my entries in smb.conf
>>   load printers = yes
>>   printcap name = cups
>>   printing = cups
>>   security = share
>> [printers]
>>   comment = All Printers
>>   browseable = yes
>>   printable = yes
>>   public = yes
>>   create mode = 0700
>>   guest only = yes
>>   use client driver = yes
>>   guest account = smbprint
>>   path = /home/smbprint
>>
>
> Try
> [printers]
>
>            comment = The Printers
>
>            path = /var/spool/samba
>
>            guest ok = Yes
>
>            public = Yes
>
>            writeable = no
>
>            printable = Yes
>
>            browseable = no
>
>
>> in cups.conf
>> <Location /printers>
>> #
>> # You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with 
>> Allow
>> # and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
>> #
>> AuthType None
>> Order Deny,Allow
>> Deny From None
>> Allow From All
>> </Location>
>>
>> mine.convs
>> application/octet-stream        application/vnd.cups-raw        
>> 0       -
>>
>> mime.types
>> application/octet-stream
>>
>> But, when I try to add a network printer on the XP system it lists 
>> the network and the name of the Linux system. But, no printers under 
>> the Linux system.
>>
>> Running cups adminisration shows the printer named 1440 and ready for 
>> jobs.
>>
>> What else do I need to do?
>>
>> tj
>>
>
> Mine works like this:
>
> <Location />
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> Allow From 127.0.0.2
> Allow From @LOCAL
> </Location>
>
> #<Location /printers>
> #
> # You may wish to limit access to printers and classes (I don't use 
> this at all)
> #
> #</Location>
>
>
>
>
> Make sure cups has created the printers.conf for your printer (example):
>
> # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.1.19
>
> # Written by cupsd on Mon 17 May 2004 06:57:09 PM CDT
>
> <DefaultPrinter HP_LJ4>
>
> Info HP Laserjet 4
>
> Location
>
> DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0
>
> State Idle
>
> Accepting Yes
>
> JobSheets none none
>
> QuotaPeriod 0
>
> PageLimit 0
>
> KLimit 0
>
> </Printer>
>
>
>
> Also, are you able to access cups via http://localhost:631
>
>>
>>
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