samba - Nov 2009 - Problem printing from Linux to WinXP printer: "getpeername failed"

Hi, 
I am unable to print from my Linix (Fedora 11) system, running Samba 3.4.2 , via
cups 1.4.1.
What is confusing is that from the same cups/samba installation I have no
trouble at all printing to
other WinXP printers on the network. All XP systems are running home edition.
The system hosting the troubled
printer is a laptop, this seems to be the only difference. I have ruled out
network problems, because
there is no trouble accessing files between Samba and the WinXP in question, in
either direction.

I get the following error messages in the log: 

Nov 10 00:17:28 Officejet: prnt/hpijs/hpcups.cpp 681: hpcups: returning status 0
from main
Nov 10 00:18:37 smbd[26123]: [2009/11/10 00:18:37, 0]
lib/util_sock.c:738(write_data)
Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: [2009/11/10 00:18:38, 0]
lib/util_sock.c:1491(get_peer_addr_internal)
Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is
not connected
Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: write_data: write failure in writing to client
0.0.0.0. Error Connection reset by peer
Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: [2009/11/10 00:18:38, 0]
smbd/process.c:62(srv_send_smb)
Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. (Transport
endpoint is not connected)

Also, I know that Samba is able to communicate with the XP system, because
during the printer installation, using
system-install-printer, it finds the print share with no trouble and verifies
access to it.

Any suggestions for what to try next? 

Ian

Hi,
A little more information that might help. I should have 
mentioned that the printer works fine when printing from 
another WinXP system. Also, it appears that the "getpeername 
failed" errors are not necessarily directly related. I was 
able to get rid of them with "smb ports = 139" in smb.conf. 
Now the only error I get in the log file is

"Nov 10 10:44:22 Officejet: prnt/hpijs/hpcups.cpp 681: 
hpcups: returning status 0 from main"

Still, the only time I get the "getpeername failed" errors 
is when I try to print to this printer.

ian

iancshay at comcast.net wrote:
> Hi, 
> I am unable to print from my Linix (Fedora 11) system, running Samba 3.4.2
, via cups 1.4.1.
> What is confusing is that from the same cups/samba installation I have no
trouble at all printing to
> other WinXP printers on the network. All XP systems are running home
edition. The system hosting the troubled
> printer is a laptop, this seems to be the only difference. I have ruled out
network problems, because
> there is no trouble accessing files between Samba and the WinXP in
question, in either direction.
> 
> I get the following error messages in the log: 
> 
> Nov 10 00:17:28 Officejet: prnt/hpijs/hpcups.cpp 681: hpcups: returning
status 0 from main
> Nov 10 00:18:37 smbd[26123]: [2009/11/10 00:18:37, 0]
lib/util_sock.c:738(write_data)
> Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: [2009/11/10 00:18:38, 0]
lib/util_sock.c:1491(get_peer_addr_internal)
> Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: getpeername failed. Error was Transport
endpoint is not connected
> Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: write_data: write failure in writing to client
0.0.0.0. Error Connection reset by peer
> Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: [2009/11/10 00:18:38, 0]
smbd/process.c:62(srv_send_smb)
> Nov 10 00:18:38 smbd[26123]: Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1.
(Transport endpoint is not connected)
> 
> Also, I know that Samba is able to communicate with the XP system, because
during the printer installation, using
> system-install-printer, it finds the print share with no trouble and
verifies access to it.
> 
> Any suggestions for what to try next? 
> 
> Ian 
>