Printing to a Windows print server with Samba

[Botond Kardos]

On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 10:25, A. Lanza wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 09:18, Mark Farmer wrote:
> > A. Lanza wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > all printers in my network are connected to machines running Windows and
> > > i have no local printer connected to my Linux box.
> > > 
> > > I know that this can be accomplished by using Samba. I have Samba
> > > services running on my PC and i'm able to connect to some network file
> > > shares on Windows computers, but i cannot get to print on those servers.
> > > 
> > > I've tried to use the FC2 printer config. utility to connect to a
> > > network printer using SMB protocol. But with no success :(
> > 
> > 
> > I'm fairly sure in saying that only the samba client is required for this (and cups of course - 
> > if your using cups.)
> > If you use kde then as long as cups is running the kde printer config tool should be able to 
> > setup a printer.
> > 
> > 
> > Mark Farmer RHCT
> > Linux Server Administrator
> > 
> I think i have both samba client and cups running. How can i check?
> On the other hand, i'm using gnome desktop. I've tried to connect to a
> printer with the GUI utility with no luck :(
> 
> Any more help?
> 
> 

    Bad luck. I've tried system-config-printer and it doesn't work (from
under KDE). It even screwed up my formerly working settings which were
created by the KDE control center. I think you may bugzilla this
behavior.
    I'd suggest you to use LPD instead of SMB, if there's any network
printer at your place (which isn't connected locally to a Windows
machine).