[Samba] Cann't get Windows XP system to find Samba printers
Walter Willmertinger
willmertinger at consys.de
Mon Nov 29 08:05:40 GMT 2004
We had also this problem with Samba and Cups.
What I did:
In the system's /etc/rc5.d I inserted in S99local:
# Problem with Samba und Cups
(sleep 60; /etc/init.d/smb restart) &
this means: after the normal startup I restart the samba daemon. So it
worked. I found this solution somewhere!
You can try it by just doing a "smb restart"
Hope it helps
Walter
tj schrieb:
> 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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>>
>>
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