[newbie] Linux on an NT network - and more

2002-02-13 Thread George Pitcher
Hi all, This is my first post. I have Mandrake 7.0 installed on my 'docked' Dell laptop. I want to be able to print via ethernet to either of my network printers. Ethernet is working as I internet access and Apache is serving up the basic fare (so far). Can anyone tell me what I need to do (in

Re: [newbie] Linux on an NT network - and more

2002-02-13 Thread Dave Sherman
On Wed, 2002-02-13 at 07:27, George Pitcher wrote: Hi all, This is my first post. I have Mandrake 7.0 installed on my 'docked' Dell laptop. I want to be able to print via ethernet to either of my network printers. Ethernet is working as I internet access and Apache is serving up the

Re: [newbie] Linux on an NT network - and more

2002-02-13 Thread George Pitcher
Dave, Thanks for your response. Are these true network printers with their own IP address, or are they simple shared printers attached to a PC? Either way, Mandrake has Printer Setup tools to do the job, you just need to know what type of network printer you are setting up. They are 'shared'

Re: [newbie] Linux on an NT network - and more

2002-02-13 Thread Dave Sherman
On Wed, 2002-02-13 at 08:22, George Pitcher wrote: They are 'shared' printers without ip addresses, so please advise on how to activate them. You will need to set up your printers as Samba (or SMB) printers, where Samba is the application that allows your system to talk to Windows PCs and