samba - Jun 2002 - Win2k Printer Woes Continue

I installed the printer patch on 2.2.4 on my Linux 7.3 box, reconfigured
it (I think I did things in the correct order:configure,make
realclean,run patch,configure,make,sh.makerpms.sh), created a new rpm,
uninstalled the old samba, reinstalled the new rpm, fixed the conf
files, reloaded samba and now my printers appear as "HPLASERJET on
_smbserver". HPLASERJET is queue name which is fine, but why is the
server called _smbserver instead of either the Netbios name (samba) or
the ip address (192.168.0.10)?

I am unable to connect or view any printer properties because of this.

Thanks,
Justin

On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, JUSTIN GERRY wrote:
> I installed the printer patch on 2.2.4 on my Linux 7.3 box, reconfigured
> it (I think I did things in the correct order:configure,make
> realclean,run patch,configure,make,sh.makerpms.sh), created a new rpm,
> uninstalled the old samba, reinstalled the new rpm, fixed the conf
> files, reloaded samba and now my printers appear as "HPLASERJET on
> _smbserver". HPLASERJET is queue name which is fine, but why is the
> server called _smbserver instead of either the Netbios name (samba) or
> the ip address (192.168.0.10)?
How are you connecting to the Samba box?  Are you storing the drivers on 
the server?  *SMBSERVER is the netbios name when connecting to an SMB 
server using an IP address. (the * is converted to an _ internally in 
smbd).







cheers, jerry
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I find the server using Win2k search function, find the server
\\192.168.0.10, click on the "printers" folder and try to connect with
a
printer. I can open up the printer queue dialog box and view it, but
when I try to go to properties it won't let me get to them to even add a
driver, it gives me "Printer Properties can not be displayed, operation
can not be completed". I think my Win2k machine is trying figure out
what _smbserver is.

The Win2k computer I am using to search/browse/connect with is on
another subnet. I realized that this computer on the other subnet is
seeing _smbserver instead of the proper ip address (192.168.0.10) or
NETBIOS name after the printer name (HPLASERJET on _smbserver). Would
this be another bug? Is something that happens by design? NETBIOS
issue?

I tried with a computer on the same subnet and I do see the the name
listed as SAMBA, therefore I see (HPLASERJET on SAMBA).

Thanks,
Justin

>>> Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> 06/03 5:36 PM >>>
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, JUSTIN GERRY wrote:
> I installed the printer patch on 2.2.4 on my Linux 7.3 box,
reconfigured
> it (I think I did things in the correct order:configure,make
> realclean,run patch,configure,make,sh.makerpms.sh), created a new
rpm,
> uninstalled the old samba, reinstalled the new rpm, fixed the conf
> files, reloaded samba and now my printers appear as "HPLASERJET on
> _smbserver". HPLASERJET is queue name which is fine, but why is the
> server called _smbserver instead of either the Netbios name (samba)
or
> the ip address (192.168.0.10)?
How are you connecting to the Samba box?  Are you storing the drivers
on 
the server?  *SMBSERVER is the netbios name when connecting to an SMB 
server using an IP address. (the * is converted to an _ internally in 
smbd).







cheers, jerry
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Hewlett-Packard                                     http://www.hp.com

 SAMBA Team                                       http://www.samba.org

 --                                            http://www.plainjoe.org

 "Sam's Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours" 2ed.      ISBN
0-672-32269-2
 --"I never saved anything for the swim back." Ethan Hawk in Gattaca--