Re: how can I see a shared printer on a winxp machine

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:06:36 +0100, Jan Gerrit Kootstra
<jan.gerrit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>kg7poe@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> I have a Winxp machine that is shared and ther other computers on the
>> network has no problem seeing them. Now comes the SMB on Red Hat 9.
>> I can see the shared directories on the other machines in the network
>> but I'm having problems with the printer configuration tool. Its the
>> specify button.
>>
>> It gives me 5 boxs to fill in. They are the following.
>>
>> Workgroup
>>
>> Server
>>
>> Share
>>
>> User Name
>>
>> Password
>>
>> I looked at the help file and it tells me what each one is and the
>> only one that I'm not too sure about is the Server. My Win XP network
>> isn't a server. They are all P2P and they work just fine. So then
>> what do I put in the Server box?????
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>Dear fellow RH user,
>
>
>To smb your XP box is a server. It is the machine where the share can be
>found.
>
>So fill in the ip-address or computername of the XP box.
>
>
>Kind regards,
>
>
>Jan Gerrit Kootstra RHCE


Bless you my child. It worked great. Thanks much
.