Printing from WinXP machine to a F14 machin

[Aaron Konstam]

On Fri, 2011-03-11 at 06:56 -0500, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Thu March 10 2011, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> > 
> > I ran into similar sort of problem trying to get a WINXP virtual
> > instance to print through the F14 host.
> > It turned out to depend on how the printer is connected to the network.
> > 
> > #1) Attached to a print server using cups/lpd/lpp
> > 
> > Use the 'network printer' option in the Printer Wizard.
> > For my HP-1320 LaserJet connected using an SMC one-port print server.
> > The server interface in my case is http://192.168.1.11:631 and the
> > device URI in the Fedora setup is lpd:192.168.1.11/dummy.
> > The WinXP guest printer uses:
> > http://192.168.1.11:631/PASSTHRU
> > where PASSTHRU is the 'name' of the print server port.
> > 
> > You end up with a TCPIP port 'named' http://192.168.1.11:631/PASSTHRU
> > and a printer named 'unknown on http://192..' etc. (there seems to be no
> > way to name this printer).
> > 
> > ***************************
> > #2 Attached to a print server using hplip or some other method.
> > 
> > Do NOT use 'network printer': use 'Local Printer' and create a TCPIP
> > port for this printer. Under Fedora this printer shows up as
> > 'socket:192.168.1.12:9100' and the browser interface to the server is
> > accessed directly with http://192.168.1.12. (Note: no port address)
> > 
> > Since my HP LaserJet MFC 3055 uses tcpip port 9100, I created a port
> > 9100 and configured the port settings to 'RAW' (not LPD). You can name
> > this printer whatever you want.
> > 
> > I suspect the same considerations apply for an external real WINXP as to
> > the virtual instance. It 'sees' the printer in the same way, in either
> > case. The only funny thing is that the 'Network Attached' printer, is
> > installed as a 'Local Printer'. Yes that did take a while to figure
> > out... You might have to turn on printer sharing on the Fedora printer,
> > so that external hosts are allowed to 'see' the 'IP:631' cups port.
> > 
> I'm trying to do the opposite... I have an HP Deskjet F4480 that prints fine 
> from Windows, but I want to print to it from my Linux box. I tried setting 
> it up as a SAMBA printer, but it won't print, despite my sharing it out 
> from the XP box. Any ideas? When I had it connected to the F14 box, it 
> printed fine, but I wanted to print something from Windows so I put it on 
> the Windows box and now I can't print from Linux. :-(
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 

Are you using system-config-printer to the set up the printer, and using
the Windows Printer under Samba. That is what worked for me inn the
past.
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