Adding a Linux printer to Windows XP

[Kevin J. Cummings]

linuxmaillists at charter.net wrote:
> On Monday 09 April 2007, Kevin J. Cummings 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
                        ^^^
sorry, this should be  631

>> I have even configured my Linux userid/password but the
>> error message I get back from Windows is permission
>> denied.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?
>>
>> Problem #3:  I have a Windows XP Pro running in a VMWare
>> session on my new laptop.  Since the VMWare network
>> (between VMWare and the laptop) is on a different subnet
>> from my main home network (bridged by VMWare), how can I
>> print to this printer from the VMWare session?  I assume
>> that in addition to the same solution listed above, I'll
>> need to add sufficient network routing so that my
>> linuxserv machine can see the Windows XP Pro system and
>> have the right routing in order to get there.  Even if my
>> laptop is on ethernet or wireless.....
>>
>> --
>> Kevin J. Cummings
>> kjchome at rcn.com
>> cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
>> cummings at kjc386.framingham.ma.us
>> Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org)
> 
> Try this http://<domain>or<IP>:631/printers/printername on 
> the WinXP box

Yeup, that's what I'm using (sorry, fat fingers).

-- 
Kevin J. Cummings
kjchome at rcn.com
cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
cummings at kjc386.framingham.ma.us
Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org)