[newbie] Home network - printing

[Leon Adato]

OK, this is a pre-emptive "howto" question. Meaning I haven't tried it at all, but wanted to gather knowledge first and experience afterward. It goes against every ounce of testosterone in my body, of course, because it is tantamount to reading the manual, but I'm willing to cope with the fallout of that choice.

 

Environment:

Home network (linksys DSL router if it matters)

"main" PC is a Win2k workstation box that is sharing printers and drives

"laptop" is running Mandrake 9.1

printers are a Samsung ML-1430 laser and an HP Photosmart 1115

 

I would like to connect from the laptop to the printers and print. Nothing special, just print out emails, Office.org documents, etc.

 

I will take my answers in teh form of "go read this HOWTO" or "xxx application is the key grasshopper - go there and seek knowledge further", or even cryptic anagrams which contain web links to the answer.

 

Thanks in advance

Leon Adato
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