CentOS - May 2008 - Slightly OT? - How do I set up Win98 to access a printer on my CentOS box?

I have a WinXP guest under VMWare on my CentOS 5.1 host and it can
access the CentOS printer(s) just fine.

However, I also have a Win98 box on the LAN that I would like to be
able to print on the CentOS printer.  When I try to connect to the
printer, Win98 tells me that it can't find the network...?

Any suggestions?

(This "slightly" really is - it _is_ directly related to CentOS,
unlike my previous FC8 post....)

Thanks.

mhr

>However, I also have a Win98 box on the LAN that I would like to be
>able to print on the CentOS printer.  When I try to connect to the
>printer, Win98 tells me that it can't find the network...?
>
>Any suggestions?
Possibly name resolution issues on the Win98 box? Can you resolve a ping using
the exact hostname you use for the printer (I assume the CentOS box emulates a
Lanman printer? Never printed on a CentOS box...).

jlc

on 5-2-2008 11:11 AM MHR spake the following:
> I have a WinXP guest under VMWare on my CentOS 5.1 host and it can
> access the CentOS printer(s) just fine.
> 
> However, I also have a Win98 box on the LAN that I would like to be
> able to print on the CentOS printer.  When I try to connect to the
> printer, Win98 tells me that it can't find the network...?
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> (This "slightly" really is - it _is_ directly related to CentOS,
> unlike my previous FC8 post....)
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> mhr
Can the win98 box resolve the Centos host in any way?

Remember that older lanman clients can only see smb names of 12 characters and 
less.

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