Hello, ** Please CC replies to ian@ichilton.co.uk as I am not subscribed ** I have a Brother laser printer connected to a linux box running Samba. It is working fine from Win98 workstations, but now I have Win2K on my laptop, I am unable to print. This is because the linux box obviously doesn't have the win2k driver so I tried to install it as a local printer and then change it to a network path like I always did with Win98, but this wouldn't work either - the driver installs etc but then there seems to be no way to make it a network printer. Has anyone else successfully done this or know of any docs on Win2k printing to samba? Thanks in Advance Ian
Hi, i have similar problem .. however the other users has done it succesffullyy with win2k i am using wink2 sp2 , samba 2.2.1a what about you ? -----Original Message----- From: samba-admin@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin@lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of Ian Chilton Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 9:27 PM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Win2K can't print to a Samba Printer? Hello, ** Please CC replies to ian@ichilton.co.uk as I am not subscribed ** I have a Brother laser printer connected to a linux box running Samba. It is working fine from Win98 workstations, but now I have Win2K on my laptop, I am unable to print. This is because the linux box obviously doesn't have the win2k driver so I tried to install it as a local printer and then change it to a network path like I always did with Win98, but this wouldn't work either - the driver installs etc but then there seems to be no way to make it a network printer. Has anyone else successfully done this or know of any docs on Win2k printing to samba? Thanks in Advance Ian -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Hello,> try to 'net use lpt2: \\server\printershare' > and then assign lpt2: as your printerport.When I do that, I get command successfully completed but when I try to print it comes up with an error saying it can't send to the port. I also tried right clicking on the printer in "network neighborhood" and clicking connect. It says there is no driver, I point it to the driver and it says it's not compatible with the printer, even though it's the same driver I use installed locally. I don't get it. Any more ideas? Thanks Ian
"Ian Chilton" <ian@ichilton.co.uk> wrote on 24.11.2001 17:01:51:> >Hello, > >> try to 'net use lpt2: \\server\printershare' >> and then assign lpt2: as your printerport. > > >When I do that, I get command successfully completed but when I try to >print it comes up with an error saying it can't send to the port. > > >I also tried right clicking on the printer in "network neighborhood" and >clicking connect. It says there is no driver, I point it to the driver >and it says it's not compatible with the printer, even though it's the >same driver I use installed locally. > >I don't get it. > >Any more ideas? > > >Thanks > >Ian > > > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/sambaHi Ian, do you have a "printer driver = ..." in the definition for the printer share? If no create it and set the value to the name of the printer _displayed_ in w2k. If yes the printer name may has changed from 98 to 2k so you need to change the value in smb.conf to the new name. Ciao Oliver -- Good programming is 40% experience, 30% skill, 20% RTFM, 10% caffeine, and 5% attention to detail. Oliver Six, CEO CAHOS GmbH, Cimbernstr. 51, Germany 81377 Muenchen Phone +49 89 71 01 93 40, Fax +49 89 71 01 93 41