iquest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Most of you suggested me to use Samba. I went ahead and install the > Samba package. I read some of the document that came with the package > > and I still do not quite get to do what I want. If anyone of you do > not > mind, could you send me a step by step procedure :) or could someone > point me to the doc that could lead me to do this?
There's more documentation in /usr/doc/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.gz. > 1.) I've a HP 6MP laser printer connect to my Linux box. I'd like > to allow other PC (running Windows/NT) to print thing to it. Set up /etc/smb.conf starting from the example (and see "man smb.conf"). You might want to set up the printer explicitly. Set "load printers = no", then something like: [hp] comment = HP 6MP writable = no path = /tmp public = yes printer = hp printable = yes > 2.) How about the reverse, If I have the printer connected to the > Windows/NT server PC, how would my Linux box print thing to it? You can do some fiddling with something like /usr/doc/samba/examples/printing/smbprint to do this. > > After installed the Samba, I ran this command: > smbstatus > and I got: > Couldn't open status file /var/lock/samba/STATUS..LCK This will get fixed after you actually do something with Samba from NT. The programs are automatically started when you need them. -- Carey Evans http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/c.evans/ GNU GPL: "The Source will be with you... always." -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .