Adding a Linux printer to Windows XP

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 4/9/07, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings at kjchome.homeip.net> wrote:
> OK, I'm about ready to give up on this.  For years, I've been able to
> print from my wife's Windows computer to my printer on my Linux server
> (currently running FC5).
>
> I first had this working when my wife was running Windows-95, then
> Windows-98 (when I was probably running Red Hat Linux, perhaps as early
> as 3.0.3).  But, its become *much* harder to get working from Windows XP.
>
> I started by sharing the printer under SAMBA, and I've had it working
> whether I had an HP-550c or Epson Stylus Color 440.  Since I last had it
> working, my wife upgraded her hardware from Windows-98 to Windows XP.
>
> Well, I recently replaced the Epson with a Samsung CLP-510 color laser.
>  What a dream!  It installed on Linux very easily using the LPRng
> package that came with the printer and CUPs sees it and uses it just
> fine.  About 1/2 of my applications print directly to the printer, the
> other 1/2 require double selections as an LPRng print box comes up after
> the applications box.  I've learned to live with that.
>
> I was able to add it to my new laptop (running FC6) without any issues.
>
> My problem is getting my wife's Windows XP machine to print to it.  I've
> tried 2 different methods:
>
> 1) Under SAMBA, I give windows the \\linuxserv\lp share name for the
> printer, and installed the Windows drivers for the CLP-510.  No go.
>
> 2) I tried having windows print directly to the CUPS IPP URL:
>
>    http://linuxserv:634/printers/lp

I'm pretty sure that that is the wrong URL, i have done such fairly
easily in the past.

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