Ji,
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Ji Tao wrote:
> Hello, Experts!
>
> Problem Description:
>
> I'm building a small home office networks using samba 2.2.1a on the
file server named "SAMBA"
> SAMBA is based on RH7.1 linux.
> SAMBA has a Cannon BJ 200ex printer and a 30G HD.
> SAMBA has 2 normal user accounts "yangyang" and
"jitao".
> I configured the samba to share user's home folder, and a public
folder. They works fine.
>
> Then I want to share the printer, I setup the Cannon printer by the
RH's printconf. It create
> a directory "/var/spool/lpd/cannon200ex", and a proper
"/etc/printcap" file.
> The printer work good under RH Linux. Postscript and ASCII
> test passed.
>
> Then I add an entry [200ex] in the "/etc/samba/smb.conf" file.
(Please read the attached
> full configuration)
>
> While I can browse the folders and the printer (it shows a correct name)
> through my win2000 professional. And I can add the 200ex as an network
printer in the normal way.
>
> But the printing test is always wrong. and I can never print a page from
notepad.
> The status of that network printer is always connetions failed in red.
>
> I can do anything with the home and public folder as I planed
> I have pass all tests of DIAGNOSING.txt.
> I can even use Win2000 UNIX printing service to print to the Cannon 200 ex
on SAMBA.( It create
> a local printer at an LPR port)
>
> "net use lpt3: \\samba\200ex" works fine on the win2000 client.
>
> What's the trick to get my win2000 print to SAMBA printer?
>
> Thank you all!
> Ji Tao
> jitao@touch-info.com
>
>
> My configurations below:
> =======================> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from SOFTROCK (192.168.0.5)
> # Date: 2001/10/09 19:59:42
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> workgroup = LINUXPACK
> netbios name = SAMBA
> server string = Samba File Server
> interfaces = 192.168.0.1/24
> security = user
> bind interfaces only = yes
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size = 100
> debug level = 4
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> load printers = No
> dns proxy = No
> printing = bsd
> code page = 936
> #
> #remote announce = 192.168.0.255
> hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.0.0.
>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> read only = No
> browseable = No
>
> [public]
> comment = Public Files Storage
> path = /home/public
> guest account = public
> guest ok = yes
> browseable = yes
> writeable = yes
> create mask = 0777
>
> [200ex]
> comment = Cannon 200ex
> path = /var/spool/lpd/cannon200ex
> guest account = root
> printer admin = root
> read only = no
> guest ok = yes
> printable = yes
> printer name = cannon200ex
>
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