I keep getting this error when I attempt to print from Windows 2000 to my printer attached to my Linux Server. "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view the print trouble shooter for assistance? Unable to create a print job." If I attempt to use the command net use lpt1:\\server\printer/ persistent, where server is the computer name of the server and printer is the share name of the printer. I get a system error 67, the network name cannot be found. However I can establish a basic network connection by start / run and typing in \\server. This opens and displays the names of the shares available including my printer (lp). I can also print to my printer from the Linux server. I would be grateful for any help Thanks Stephen -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed
Stephen Foley wrote:> > I keep getting this error when I attempt to print from Windows 2000 to my printer attached to my Linux Server. > > "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view the print trouble shooter for assistance? Unable to create a print > job."Which version of Samba? I ran into the same problem with 2.2.0-alpha2, and traced it back to a change in the printer installation procedure. If you are using 2.2.0, make sure that the printer is connected to a local port called 'Samba Printer Port'. You may need to reinstall the printer. Make sure you set the 'Printer Driver' line in your smb.conf so that W2K knowns which printer driver to install. -Joe
Hi Joe
Thanks for the help I finally found including the "print command" and
"printing" lines fixed the problem
[printers]
printable = yes
print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r %s
printer = lp
printing = BSD
read only = yes
guest ok = yes
browseable = No
Regards
Stephen
At 07:47 AM 1/03/2001 -0800, Joachim Feise wrote:>Stephen Foley wrote:
> >
> > I keep getting this error when I attempt to print from Windows 2000 to
> my printer attached to my Linux Server.
> >
> > "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view the print
trouble
> shooter for assistance? Unable to create a print
> > job."
>
>Which version of Samba?
>I ran into the same problem with 2.2.0-alpha2, and traced it back to a
>change in the
>printer installation procedure.
>If you are using 2.2.0, make sure that the printer is connected to a local
>port called
>'Samba Printer Port'. You may need to reinstall the printer. Make
sure you
>set the
>'Printer Driver' line in your smb.conf so that W2K knowns which
printer
>driver to
>install.
>
>-Joe
>
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