Access and use a Win2000 shared printer, HOWTO?

I have a printer on my network which is installed on a win2000 system.
I want to access and print documents from my linux box to the remote
printer on the Win200.
I've tried usin samba but its givin problem I also tried usin webmin
printer set-up (cups) but didn't succeed. Can anybody help?

I used this web page on setting up the Windows print services in order
to share my printer on windows XP with a FreeBSD box running Cups. The
windows side should be identical.

http://www.asu.edu/clas/pscs/printing/lpd.htm

Admin for Cups once it is up and running is on locahost:631

Documentation is on the "On-Line Help" link and then click on "Do
Administration Tasks" and follow the wizard for adding a printer.

I use lpr -P <cups_printername> <filename> in FreeBSD.

It's easier to stick it in a bash script called "print" as
lpr -P <cups_printername> $1

The alternative lp command is lp -d <cups_printername> <filename>

Good luck,
Martin.


On 29 Jul 2005 08:44:51 -0700, "(E-Mail Removed)"
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>I have a printer on my network which is installed on a win2000 system.
>I want to access and print documents from my linux box to the remote
>printer on the Win200.
>I've tried usin samba but its givin problem I also tried usin webmin
>printer set-up (cups) but didn't succeed. Can anybody help?

ty for this info. I tried it on the Windows 2000. I noticed while I
wanted to add the UNIX file printing servie it was showin 0.0MB. I
suspected it cos after installin and tryin to connect from my CUPS
service on linux, It kept tryin to reconnect which I suppose the
service is not listening on that port or not running at all. I also
tried checkin the service on the service list in the MMC, I didn't see
any TCP/IP Print Server service.
My guess is it is either it didn't instal on the WIN2000 or I wasn't
runnin.

How can I get over this? Is it normal for the file size to be 0.0MB?
How can I test/confirm if this service is running on Win2000, any
cammand to verify?