Network printer

"Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" johannbg at hi.is
Thu Mar 27 14:21:01 UTC 2008


Antonio M wrote:
> 2008/3/27, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" <johannbg at hi.is>:
>   
>> Antonio M wrote:
>>  > 2008/3/27, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" <johannbg at hi.is>:
>>  >
>>  >> Antonio M wrote:
>>  >>  > 2008/3/27, Tim Waugh <twaugh at redhat.com>:
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >> On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 11:53 +0100, Antonio M wrote:
>>  >>  >>  > I have a mixed network with Windows XP, F8 and F9 (rawhide)
>>  >>  >>  > I am sharing an HP Laserprinter (that is attached to the XP machine)
>>  >>  >>  > and I can print from F8 computer, but I can't from F9.
>>  >>  >>  > Setup is similar. Printer is detected from config-system-printer on
>>  >>  >>  > both F8 and F9 but when I print a test page from F9 nothing happens.
>>  >>  >>  > I gave a look to log files for cups but I didn't see anything strange!!!
>>  >>  >>  > Where shall I start to look from scratch????
>>  >>  >>  > Cups is v.1.3.6 on both Fedora machines.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >> Try using the troubleshooter: from system-config-printer, select
>>  >>  >>  Help->Troubleshoot.  It probably won't be able to find your problem
>>  >>  >>  specifically, but will most likely have some useful information that you
>>  >>  >>  will be able to paste into a bug report.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  Thanks,
>>  >>  >>  Tim.
>>  >>  >>  */
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
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>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  > Filed as:
>>  >>  >  Bug 439154: Cannot print on a Windows shared printer
>>  >>  >
>>  >>
>>  >> Just tested setting up 2 printers through S-C-P
>>  >>  ( HP Laserjet 9000 and HP color Laserjet 4600 )
>>  >>  with "windows" authentication against AD
>>  >>
>>  >>  The network printers are sett up on cups printer server (
>>  >>  cups-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.4 )
>>  >>  running on RHEL 5
>>  >>
>>  >>  Worked flawlessly :)
>>  >>
>>  >>  Which show the smb authentication faze is working.. ( at least against
>>  >>  2003 AD )
>>  >>
>>  >>  Maybe the printer job is getting dropped on the xp end?
>>  >>
>>  >>  Sure you don't have "allow" FC9 beta machine to print on the XP machine
>>  >>  ( share/firewall/antivirus on xp ??? )
>>  >>
>>  >>  Best regards
>>  >>                     Johann B.
>>  >>
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>>  >>
>>  > Johann
>>  >
>>  > 1) I am testing F9, no problem with F8 and same cups, and also with
>>  > first release of F9.Unfortunately I made updates in the meantime but i
>>  > didn't print much since then...
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>> On the same machine, same usernames?
>>
>>  If not what happens if you give it the ip address of the other machine..
>>     
>
> yes exactle same users and some usernames between F8 and F9
>   
>>  > 2) There is no firewall on the XP machine
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>> If connected to the "outside world" bad idea
>>  but it necessarily does not have to be the firewall..
>>  ( Have come accross weird problems between M$ releases and or service
>>  packs, firewall and antivirus products )
>>     
>
> the XP machine is connected to the net through a firewall (a F8
> machine acting as firewall)
>
>   
>>> 3) I guess that something is wrong with samba (but it is a shot in the
>>>       
>>  > dark, no idea where to begin...)
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>> Well at least I can confirm that smb printing is working correctly to
>>  our printers server and AD.
>>  Things get authenticated correctly and get printed.
>>
>>  And from the looks of it you last comment on the bug report it seems
>>  that samba is working..
>>
>>  So I suggest M$ being the culprit in these matters... ( things being
>>  blocked dropped or not allowed )
>>     
>
> No, I disagree because F8 machine is printing while F9 is not, with
> exactly same setup...and I repeat, at beginning of F9 testing, it was
> printing also from F9
>   
>
Kinda missed the key part that it used to be able to print.... :)

Best regards
                  Johann B.
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