Re: [newbie] Network printing problem

2001-05-20 Thread John Rye
On Fri, 18 May 2001 14:47:52 -0700 (PDT) Todd Flinders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you tried setting the printers up with kups? > That makes it super easy. > Configuration->Printers->Kups Thanks Tom, that was the clue I'd been seeking. I bounced around for several days looking all over t

Re: [newbie] Network printing problem

2001-05-20 Thread Sam
Randy, what I did was follow the prompts using the "KUPS - CUPS Administration" application under "Configuration --> Printing". Select "Add printer" from your SMB network. Scan the network and double-click on the PC with the printer. Then click away. I'm writing this from memory. I wish I cou

Re: [newbie] Network printing problem

2001-05-19 Thread Randy Kramer
Sam, Maybe you (or someone else) can help me. I tried setting up kups last night with no luck. I want to print from my Linux machine to a printer on a Windows machine. I tried setting this up when I installed Mandrake 7.2, and the print test worked. Since then (and after several reinstalls a

Re: [newbie] Network printing problem

2001-05-18 Thread Sam
KUPS is simply amazing - it can scan for a networked printer, and installation proceeds in an entirely point-and-click fashion, without any typing whatsoever (except for printer name..). I hope Mandrake will one day incorporate this ease of use into its Printer configuration applet. :) On Sat

Re: [newbie] Network printing problem

2001-05-18 Thread Todd Flinders
Have you tried setting the printers up with kups? That makes it super easy. Configuration->Printers->Kups --- John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a cross-post. > > I've set up a local network of 2 1/2 machines (well > one is only half > working til I find some monitor specs ), and I