Open your browser and go to http://localhost:631/
You can configure CUPS from there. P. "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length" -- Robert Frost On 9 September 2010 09:47, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear member, I am having a problem on some line down the configuration of > CUPS which is supposed to enable me print on the Windows Printer. > Being the only person with a linux machine in office, I have always had to > share ma staff so as to print, I felt it was time to style up but am failing > to style up.pI have been using: > 1)<http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing/printing_to_windows.html> > http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing/printing_to_windows.htmland > 2) > http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing.htmlfor > the configuration but at the same instance I have heard the same > problem. > I dont know why but I would like to get help. > Using the first link, I run *smbclient -L MNICK -U , *where MNICK is the > Windows Machine having the printer shared. The results from this command are > as follows: > > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] > > Sharename Type Comment > --------- ---- ------- > spool Disk > IPC$ IPC Remote IPC > D$ Disk Default share > print$ Disk Printer Drivers > SharedDocs Disk > HPLaserJ Printer HP LaserJet P2015 Series PCL 6 > mount Disk > ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin > RESERCHSTUDY Disk > C$ Disk Default share > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] > > Server Comment > --------- ------- > > Workgroup Master > --------- ------- > > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] > > Sharename Type Comment > --------- ---- ------- > spool Disk > IPC$ IPC Remote IPC > D$ Disk Default share > print$ Disk Printer Drivers > SharedDocs Disk > HPLaserJ Printer HP LaserJet P2015 Series PCL 6 > mount Disk > ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin > RESERCHSTUDY Disk > C$ Disk Default share > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] > > Server Comment > --------- ------- > > Workgroup Master > --------- ------- > > >From the results above, it shows that HPLaserJ is the printer shared by > the windows machine. Moving down as the instructions state, I verified that > CUPS was installed and configured with smb backend with the command: *ls > -l /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb *which gave me the following results: *lrwxrwxrwx > 1 root root 21 2010-08-17 08:54 /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb -> > ../../../bin/smbspool* > Which showed me that smb backend was configured with CUPS, > when I went down the lines, */usr/sbin/lpadmin -p Printer -v > smb://administra...@mnick/HPLaserJ -P /root/HPLaserJ.ppd * gave me some > thing that is still bothering me! (*lpadmin: No such file or directory)*At > first I thought may be samba was not properly installed, and I > reinstalled it with out an error and got the same problem. > Sharing files with the stated windows machine has always been smooth, > which makes me wonder, what mistake I have made to stop me from moving one. > I shall be happy if some one comes to ma rescue. > Thank you. > > *Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us* > *Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us* > ................................................... > Mayengo Thomas Kizito > +256-712-929564/ +256-782-062708 > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > >
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