On Fri, May 26, 2000 at 09:03:49AM -0400, Andrew Vogel wrote:
-> Hey everyone. I've got a small network set up at home... Mandrake Linux
-> 7.02 networked to my Windows 2000 machine via a hub. I've got a printer
-> (Panasonic KX-P1124) attached to the back of the Windows machine.
->
-> I'm looking for step-by-step process to get the printer to work with Linux,
-> but I'm coming up blank.
Well, you could get rid of the W2K box. :-)
Seriously, here is how I would do it for an NT 4 box (haven't done if with
W2K yet):
Make sure the W2K box is visible as an SMB server. Can you do:
smbclient -L <netbios name>
ccurley@charlesc $ smbclient -L server
Added interface ip=192.168.1.3 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:
Domain=[CURLEY] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 1.9.18p10]
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
public Disk Public FTP Directory
files Disk Shareable files
Deskjet Printer
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (The Curley Linux Server. Samba 1.9.18p10)
Server Comment
--------- -------
BEAR
CHARLESC Charles' Samba 2.0.5a Server
SERVER The Curley Linux Server. Samba 1.9.18p10
Workgroup Master
--------- -------
CURLEY SERVER
MYGROUP TESTER
and it shows up there?
Then, having done that, make the printer sharable. Does it show up when
you run smbclient -L?
Can you connect to it with smbclient -P:
ccurley@charlesc $ smbclient \\\\server\\deskjet -P
Added interface ip=192.168.1.3 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:
Domain=[CURLEYWOLFE] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 1.9.18p10]
smb: \> quit
Only then, go to the control panel on the Mandrake box, and run the print
tool. It is pretty straightforward.
W2K may have some password related issues, of which I remain blissfully
ignorant.
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