samba - Nov 2002 - Samba and WindowsXP

Hello all.  I'm writing to inquire about two particular problems with Samba
and Windows XP that have me perplexed.

Problem #1:

I have a Solaris9 Samba 2.2.5 server, which acts as a print server to all
the other UNIX nodes on the network.  This works fine, however, when I print
from WindowsXP, instead of getting the actual printout, I get the PostScript
source code, pages and pages of it.  The printer is an HP LaserJet4ML/PS, so
it's PS capable.  Under UNIX, it's set up as a PS printer on the print
server.  I've already read the documentation under docs/Registry and applied
the WinXP_SignOrSeal.reg.
UNIX clients (IRIX, RedHat, HP-UX) print to it without any problems.

Problem #2:

I can not map a network drive on an IRIX 6.5.17f box, even though I can see
the share.  I log in under XP with the identical login as I would under
IRIX.  When I try to map the drive, I even pick "Connect using a different
user name" and type in my UNIX login and passwd, but it won't map the
network drive.  I've applied the Win2000_PlainPassword.reg, with no results,
of course.  The only thing that works right now is reading and writing to a
share that has "guest ok = yes" configured.

Another two crucial pieces of information are that the PC bucket which runs
XP is part of a work group, as are the Samba servers.  The reason being, I
use NIS and for a Samba server to be a domain controller, I would have to
maintain three separate passwd files.  One for local system accounts, one
for NIS users, and one for Samba, which obviously defeats the whole purpose
having NIS.  Does Samba not work with authenticating against NIS?  I thought
this is handled at the OS level, and not by Samba.


Can anyone help with suggestions or experiences?

#1
I would print a job to a file on the client, transfer it manually to your
server and  view it with gv, vi, or whatever,  to make sure  it
is a proper postscript file. Then, try to print it on the server to your
printer. If all goes well, then you have to simply change the print command
in your samba share to the print command you used to successfully print the
file manually.
Also, note there are different versions of postscript. Maybe your printer
doesn't understand the version being sent to it.

Joel


On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 01:03:34PM -0500, VB wrote:
> Hello all.  I'm writing to inquire about two particular problems with
Samba
> and Windows XP that have me perplexed.
> 
> Problem #1:
> 
> I have a Solaris9 Samba 2.2.5 server, which acts as a print server to all
> the other UNIX nodes on the network.  This works fine, however, when I
print
> from WindowsXP, instead of getting the actual printout, I get the
PostScript
> source code, pages and pages of it.  The printer is an HP LaserJet4ML/PS,
so
> it's PS capable.  Under UNIX, it's set up as a PS printer on the
print
> server.  I've already read the documentation under docs/Registry and
applied
> the WinXP_SignOrSeal.reg.
> UNIX clients (IRIX, RedHat, HP-UX) print to it without any problems.
> 
> Problem #2:
> 
> I can not map a network drive on an IRIX 6.5.17f box, even though I can see
> the share.  I log in under XP with the identical login as I would under
> IRIX.  When I try to map the drive, I even pick "Connect using a
different
> user name" and type in my UNIX login and passwd, but it won't map
the
> network drive.  I've applied the Win2000_PlainPassword.reg, with no
results,
> of course.  The only thing that works right now is reading and writing to a
> share that has "guest ok = yes" configured.
> 
> Another two crucial pieces of information are that the PC bucket which runs
> XP is part of a work group, as are the Samba servers.  The reason being, I
> use NIS and for a Samba server to be a domain controller, I would have to
> maintain three separate passwd files.  One for local system accounts, one
> for NIS users, and one for Samba, which obviously defeats the whole purpose
> having NIS.  Does Samba not work with authenticating against NIS?  I
thought
> this is handled at the OS level, and not by Samba.
> 
> 
> Can anyone help with suggestions or experiences?
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