Printer server usiong samba

**sdousley** · 05-25-2004

I am trying to install my printer on a server, and share it across the network through samba. Now, i have installed the printer ok, and the test print works fine. Now, the problem i am having is installing it on my win XP box. i believe it is shared ok. Here is the smb.conf section for the printer and global:

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&#91;global&#93;
        workgroup = HALFORD
        netbios name = WEBSERVER
        server string = Web server
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        map to guest = Bad User
        time server = Yes
        unix extensions = Yes
        socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
        printcap name = CUPS
        os level = 2
        local master = No
        domain master = No
        printing = cups
        veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.&#123;*&#125;/

&#91;printer&#93;
        comment = HP PSC 1205 Foomatic/hpijs &#40;recommended&#41;
        path = /var/tmp
        guest account = smb
        read only = No
        create mask = 0777
        guest ok = Yes
        hosts allow = 192.168.0.9
        hosts deny = ALL
        printable = Yes
        printer name = HP PSC 1205
        oplocks = No

is there anything wrong here? When i try to connect to the printer (browse My Network places to the printer, right click it and click connect) it tells me:

Code:

The server for the printer does not have the correct printer driver installed.  If you want to search for the poroper driver, click OK.  Otherwise, click Cancel and contact your network administrator or original equipment manufacturer for the printer driver

Anyone have any idea? I have tried searching the CD for a driver for this printer, and it's not on there, or it says there's no drivers for that model on the cd anyway! I'm stuck, and i want this working!!

**bquark** · 05-26-2004

I had something similar happen with XP talking to XP. I had a printer installed on an XP Home machine. I had sharing turned on. I then went to another XP Home machine and tried to use the printer as you describe. I had the same result. I downloaded the XP driver on the second box and installed it. The next time I tried to print on the first machine it worked.

Sorry for not discussing linux, but I think the problem lies with XP here. I have two linux boxes on my family network. I find that XP does not work well with linux or Windows 98. Linux works much better with 98 in my experience. I am using XP Home only and workgroup networking. I do not have an NT domain.

**jeremy1701** · 05-26-2004

I use both LM 10.0 and XP at home, and they play very nicely together. About your printer... Do you have the driver installed on the XP machine for it?

Jeremy

**sdousley** · 05-26-2004

Yes, i have the driver on my machine, and on the Linux machine. In order to get it working i had to download a ppd file from linuxprinting.org.

bquark, you say you had this problem, did u manage to get round it? If so, how?!

**bquark** · 05-26-2004

My problem was solved when I installed the Windows driver on the XP machine. It appears that even though there was a functioning driver on the machine with the printer, XP wanted to have the driver on the client machine.

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Printer server usiong samba

Try installing the XP driver for the printer on XP.

My problem was solved by installing driver on XP

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