Re: [expert] Using SMB shared printer from LM 8.1

2001-11-13 Thread Expert User

That worked!
Thanks,
nak
John Haywood wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 07:57, you wrote:

I am having trouble using a printer connected to my w2k machine from my
lm 8.1 machine. I used the printerdrake and selected SAMBA printer and
all the other screens. It says it has configured the printer right but
when I try to print a test page nothing happens

I can see the printer using smbclient program as shared from my W2K box.

Am I missing something?

Thanks,
-nak


What happens if you access the printer with another tool - KUPS for example? 
This has been a successful fix for people here before.




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Re: [expert] Using SMB shared printer from LM 8.1

2001-11-13 Thread Jose Luis Vazquez Gonzalez

It happened to me as well,

I guess it's just a bug they have, as someone told me. 

Use kups instead, that was the advice given to me and it worked great.

Jose

El Domingo 11 Noviembre 2001 21:57, Amit Bapat escribió:
 I am having trouble using a printer connected to my w2k machine from my
 lm 8.1 machine. I used the printerdrake and selected SAMBA printer and
 all the other screens. It says it has configured the printer right but
 when I try to print a test page nothing happens

 I can see the printer using smbclient program as shared from my W2K box.

 Am I missing something?

 Thanks,
 -nak



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Re: [expert] Using SMB shared printer from LM 8.1

2001-11-12 Thread John Haywood

On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 07:57, you wrote:
 I am having trouble using a printer connected to my w2k machine from my
 lm 8.1 machine. I used the printerdrake and selected SAMBA printer and
 all the other screens. It says it has configured the printer right but
 when I try to print a test page nothing happens

 I can see the printer using smbclient program as shared from my W2K box.

 Am I missing something?

 Thanks,
 -nak

What happens if you access the printer with another tool - KUPS for example? 
This has been a successful fix for people here before.
-- 
john in syd



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