Adding a Linux printer to Windows XP

John Aldrich john at chattanooga.net
Tue Apr 10 20:50:17 UTC 2007


Quoting Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com>:
>
> I had a similar problem when attempting to print from XP.  I can't find the
> message in question, but I solved it with help from Tim Waugh.  IIRC what I
> needed to do was create a raw print queue on the box with the server.  You
> don't use it directly, even though it is listed on the XP box, but something
> in that allows your print jobs to be interpreted correctly.
>
Also, check your Windows firewall -- it could easily be blocking the network
printer.




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