Re: Linux Printer Sharing Woes with Linux and Windows XP Workgroup Clients....

From: Edward Dekkers (edward_at_tripled.iinet.net.au)
Date: 10/20/03

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:34:09 +0800

    Graham wrote:

    > I am really new to Linux so if anyone could help it would be greatly
    > appreciated.
    >
    > My setup is three Windows XP Pro computers and one Linux 9.0 computer which
    > has an HP 845c printer attached to it via USB all on the same Workgroup. I
    > setup up the SAMBA Server on the Linux box according to the instructions in
    > the "Customization Guide" section 17.2. After doing that I could see the
    > Linux box in the network neighborhood section of all three Windows XP
    > computers (but of course I didn't have access to it). Then I added a samba
    > user and a share to the Linux samba server.
    >
    > At first when I tried to access the Linux box to see if the share worked I
    > got the access denied message ("\\Localhost is not accessible. You might
    > not have permission....etc."). So I rebooted all the computers and then it
    > seemed to work, but not all the time. Sometimes I still get the access
    > denied message from the network neighborhood section (When double clicking
    > on the Linux box.) usually right after a reboot. But if I wait a little
    > while (like 10-30 minutes) the share works and I can transfer files back and
    > forth just fine, but the kicker is, I can only do it from one of the Windows
    > XP machines the rest of them all get the access denied message (I don't even
    > get a chance to enter a username/password).
    >
    > So on the Windows XP box that does seem to work I set up a Printer Share
    > according to the "Customization Guide" section 27.13. I can "see" the
    > printer from the one Windows XP machine and installed it. Everything seemed
    > just fine and even the installed printer's status (XP side) on "localhost"
    > was Ready. But when I try to print or do a test print nothing happens (most
    > of the time). Once the printer queue on the XP side came up but it never
    > made it to the Linux box. It just sat there like it didn't know where to
    > go. Most of the time when I try to print nothing happens. Once while using
    > NotePad for a test I got the error "A StartDocPrinter call was not issued".
    >
    > I can print just fine from the Linux box to the printer using CUP.
    >
    > If anyone can help shed some light I would appreciate it.
    >
    >

    I *THINK* this is not a samba issue - rather a CUPS one. You do not
    specify which printing system you use, but if it is CUPS, I've come
    across this before.

    The access denied happens to a lot of people. I've tried a few things to
    get it to go, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, but it gets
    better. I can safely ignore the messages, as it only has to do with
    administrating the printer, nothing with the actual printing itself.

    To get my system here to print, I had to go to one of the CUPS
    configuration files. From memory it wasn't the main one but something
    like mime.types or something, it was in /etc/cups.

    You have to comment out some line to allow for RAW printing - it's
    commented from memory.

    Sorry can't be more specific. I'm not at a Linux server location to confirm.

    Regards,
    Ed. 

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