What port is listed on the Properties box on the Win2k PC? see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q255507
I'd think it should list the network share, e.g. \\samba2\hp4plus like that. What does your /etc/printcap have listed for the printer ports? mine are: :rm=192.168.2.2 :rp=raw JIm > -----Original Message----- > From: JUSTIN GERRY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 2:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RE: [Samba] Win2k Printing Problems > > > I made all the changes you suggested. I restarted smb,nmb and lpd just > to be sure. > > My Win2k box is still giving me the same error under "status" "failed > to open, retrying" and eventually "access denied; unable to > connect" on > the queue. > > Other permissions to check?? > > Thanks, > Justin > > > >>> "Van Sickler, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/10 4:33 PM >>> > Try commenting out the "printer admin=" entry > -use it only when installing drivers? > > I believe you also have to create a dir for > samba to spool to, chmod 01777, chown root.daemon > > e.g. /var/spool/samba > > and change the "path=" entry to it. > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: JUSTIN GERRY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 1:05 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Samba] Win2k Printing Problems > > > > > > I just joined this list, If this has been answered before I > apologize: > > > > I have a Redhat 7.2 box running Samba 2.2.4 > > > > I have a few printers running on JetDirect boxes that I am > attempting > > to print to. > > > > I used printconf in Redhat to set them up within the linux box. > > Everything works fine from the linux box. > > > > I set them up within samba (see [printers] below), but when I print > I > > get "Failed to open, retrying" on the queue. > > > > If I do remove "use client driver=yes", I can then print but Win2k > > tells me that under "status" that "access denied; unable to > > connect" on > > the queue. > > > > I've tried testing with "use client driver=yes" and "disable spoolss > = > > yes" and it does not seem to make much difference other than > > getting rid > > of the "access denied; unable to connect error" > > > > Here is what I think the important section in the smb.conf > > > > [printers] > > comment = All Printers > > path = /var/spool/lpd > > printer admin = jgerry > > guest ok = Yes > > printable = Yes > > use client driver = Yes > > browseable = No > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Justin > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba