Eberhard Roloff wrote: > Hylton Conacher(ZR1HPC) wrote: > >> I am almost in the process of setting up OpenSUSE 10.2 with a VM of >> Windows XP. Attached to the PC is a printer. The printer works >> flawlessly on Windows but has its moments on Linux, probably due to >> configuration errors. >> >> I could repair the configuration errors but I am wondering if their is >> not an easier way ie would I be able to use the VM Windows printer from >> Linux? Would the printer have to be Linux certified at all or can the >> printer be OS specific(Windows) >> >> I.t.o. configuration would it be easier to setup printing to a VM >> specific printer or to a printer thatwhich would be compatible to both >> Os's? >> >> Yours thoughts for a non guru >> TIA > it depends. From my view, it is more or less the same as you would setup a > windows box with a shared printer and a linux client that you want to > print to the winbox-connected printer. > > This works mostly but there are exceptions, especially with some > GDI-Printers, i.e. Printers without builtin intelligence, thus fully > dependant on the _win_printerdriver. > So my next questions would be: > -do you have a working ip connection from (virtual)Linux to (real)Win? > -what printer do you want to share? > -does this printer work on native Linux? > -how is the printer connected to the winbox, just out of curiosity. If it > were network connected, eg. via hp jetdirect, you could possible print > much easier directly from Linux. > > regards > Eberhard > > regards > Eberhard sorry, I got this the wrong way round. ;-(
So make it working ok with Linux and then share it to access it from windows. regards Eberhard regards Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
