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22nd June 2006, 11:10 PM
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Samba - Printer not showing up BUT folders do?
Hello!
Right now I am running Fedora Core 5 with Samba installed. I have configured the Printer so that it could be shared on my network but I can't find the printer on the server. I can find the server no problem and the folder that I am also sharing on the server but I can't see the printer. The box that I am using to try to find the server is an XP-pro box.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Peace out!
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22nd June 2006, 11:58 PM
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May be a silly question but do you have printer sharing turned on?
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23rd June 2006, 12:11 AM
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Yes it is. Thanks though!
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23rd June 2006, 12:18 AM
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Is the printer hooked up to a linux box as a local printer or a windows box?
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23rd June 2006, 06:26 AM
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The printer is hooked up to the linux box as a local printer. I want to share it over a lan with my windows box. Thanks! They are both connected by a simple linksys router and cat 5 cables.
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23rd June 2006, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by coolbeansdude51
The printer is hooked up to the linux box as a local printer. I want to share it over a lan with my windows box. Thanks! They are both connected by a simple linksys router and cat 5 cables.
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Again, maybe another silly question, but have you used the add new printer wizard on the windows box to set up the printer from windows?
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23rd June 2006, 07:14 PM
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Yes. The printer works when it is attached via the USB cable on both machines. It doesn't work when you atempt to connect it using a LAN. Thanks again! No question is silly!
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23rd June 2006, 09:58 PM
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Yes. The printer works when it is attached via the USB cable on both machines. It doesn't work when you atempt to connect it using a LAN. Thanks again! No question is silly!
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The printer is attached to the linux box via USB cable and set up as a local printer. Next, on the windows box you need to open the add a printer wizard > choose add a networked printer > browse for a printer or enter the server info to find it. The wizard will then load the drivers from the samba server and you should be good to go.
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24th June 2006, 08:40 AM
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Nope. I have tried that many a time. Still doesn't work. I can access the server via vnc but when I try to locate using Window's explorer or the printer finder it doesn't find it. Any more idea's?
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24th June 2006, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by coolbeansdude51
Nope. I have tried that many a time. Still doesn't work. I can access the server via vnc but when I try to locate using Window's explorer or the printer finder it doesn't find it. Any more idea's?
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Another option is to connect the printer to the windows box and reverse the process. See this for help on using that option.
http://www.idevelopment.info/data/Un...LinuxSMB.shtml
note: change the "redhat-config lines to system config"
i have mine running this way and it works great.
good luck
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24th June 2006, 11:05 AM
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Thanks for your help! I tried that and it works great.
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