Go into MS explorer on XP and find your Linux box. Then go to the printer and double click on it, this will ask for drivers which you need to install and it will then appear in your printers. Not sure about 98 as never done it but could be the same.
Tony. -----Original Message----- From: David Middlebrook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Configuring Samba Derek Jennings wrote: >On Monday 28 Jul 2003 12:50 pm, David Middlebrook wrote: > > >>I have a small home LAN running through a Netgear RP114 DSL/Cable >>Router, my PC is running Mandrake 9.1 and the other computers are a Mac >>OS/X, Win/XP and Win 98. The router is providing DHCP and the printer is >>connected to the Linux computer. All I want to provide is access for >>these non-Linux computers to the printer. The other computers are not >>set up with userids and passwords as they are single user machines. When >>I go to DrakXServices it is starting smb on boot so the smbd and nmbd >>daemons are installed. >> >>Can anyone advise what to do next or point me to some documentation that >>will help me get this working? >> >>TIA >>Dave >> >> > >The default samba configuration will do as you want 'out of the box'. All you >need change is the workgroup name in your /etc/samba.smb.conf file. > >If you prefer using a GUI install the drakwizard RPM and then your Mandrake >Control Centre will have a new entry for a Samba server wizard which will >make the edit for you. > >HTH > >derek > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > I have done the configuration as suggested and provided the workgroup name and the wizard indicated that everything is properly configured. What do I need to do on the Windows machines to point them to the Linux computer for their printing? Dave -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes or the postmaster <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com <http://www.bcpsoftware.com/>
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