I have my main machine running Centos 5.6, and it has a HP Deskjet 810c printer physically attached to it. CUPSD broadcasts in on my LAN as the default printer. I can print to the default HP printer over the LAN, from a laptop running Centos 5.6. However, I do have problems trying to print to this same printer over the LAN, from a laptop running M$ Vista. Has anyone been able to print from a machine running M$ Windoze Vista to their CUPS LAN printer running on Centos 5.x please. All I need to know is yes, this works, or no it's not possible. The other alternavie and easiest way is for me to buy a USB printer cable, and just connect directly from the Vista laptop to the HP printer using that. Kind Regards, Keith Roberts ----------------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------------
Keith Roberts wrote:> I have my main machine running Centos 5.6, and it has a HP > Deskjet 810c printer physically attached to it. CUPSD > broadcasts in on my LAN as the default printer. I can print > to the default HP printer over the LAN, from a laptop > running Centos 5.6. > > However, I do have problems trying to print to this > same printer over the LAN, from a laptop running > M$ Vista. > > Has anyone been able to print from a machine running M$ > Windoze Vista to their CUPS LAN printer running on Centos > 5.x please. All I need to know is yes, this works, or no > it's not possible.<snip> Dunno 'bout 5.6, but 5.4, 5.5, sure. We had people doing that. mark
Keith Roberts wrote:> I have my main machine running Centos 5.6, and it has a HP > Deskjet 810c printer physically attached to it. CUPSD > broadcasts in on my LAN as the default printer. I can print > to the default HP printer over the LAN, from a laptop > running Centos 5.6. > > However, I do have problems trying to print to this > same printer over the LAN, from a laptop running > M$ Vista.What does this mean? "My car wont run, what should I do to make it run???" Can you provide a lot more info? I think Windows still needs driver for that printer. When you add network printer from another Windows driver is installed automatically. Do you have Vista driver installed for that printer? Do you see the printer at all.... -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe Google is the Mother, Google is the Father, and traceroute is your trusty Spiderman... StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant