Printing on shared Windows Printer

12-12-2003, 02:00 PM

Hi,

I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the coolest thing
since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use it as a
workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows 2000
network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office printer which
has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the printer there
is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is this possible
to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and I gave
Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the user is in the
print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?

Thanks for your help - Jamie

12-12-2003, 02:36 PM

"Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
news:gKkCb.38955$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the coolest thing
> since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use it as a
> workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows 2000
> network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office printer
which
> has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the printer
there
> is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is this possible
> to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and I gave
> Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the user is in
the
> print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
>
> Thanks for your help - Jamie
>
>

Do you use CUPS for printing on the Linux machine?

12-12-2003, 08:28 PM

Hi there,

No I am using SMB on Linux to connect to a windows shared printer.

J

"Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3glCb.41782$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> news:gKkCb.38955$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the coolest
thing
> > since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use it as a
> > workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows 2000
> > network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office printer
> which
> > has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the printer
> there
> > is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is this
possible
> > to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and I gave
> > Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the user is in
> the
> > print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks for your help - Jamie
> >
> >
>
> Do you use CUPS for printing on the Linux machine?
>
>

12-12-2003, 08:48 PM

"Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
news:BpqCb.44874$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there,
>
> No I am using SMB on Linux to connect to a windows shared printer.
>
> J
>
> "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3glCb.41782$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > news:gKkCb.38955$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the coolest
> thing
> > > since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use it as
a
> > > workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows 2000
> > > network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office printer
> > which
> > > has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the printer
> > there
> > > is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is this
> possible
> > > to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and I
gave
> > > Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the user is
in
> > the
> > > print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help - Jamie
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Do you use CUPS for printing on the Linux machine?
> >
> >
>
>

Yes I know / suppose so, but you still need a printing system for the
printing.

12-12-2003, 10:56 PM

Sorry as I am new to Linux all i did is configure it to look for a printer
on a Windows SMB network and then load the correct drivers for the printer
(HP 1000 Laserjet). What other printing system is there?

"Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FIqCb.41830$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> news:BpqCb.44874$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > No I am using SMB on Linux to connect to a windows shared printer.
> >
> > J
> >
> > "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:3glCb.41782$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > > news:gKkCb.38955$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the coolest
> > thing
> > > > since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use it
as
> a
> > > > workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows
2000
> > > > network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office
printer
> > > which
> > > > has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the
printer
> > > there
> > > > is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is this
> > possible
> > > > to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and I
> gave
> > > > Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the user is
> in
> > > the
> > > > print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help - Jamie
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Do you use CUPS for printing on the Linux machine?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> Yes I know / suppose so, but you still need a printing system for the
> printing.
>
>

12-13-2003, 12:45 AM

"Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
news:HAsCb.46041$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sorry as I am new to Linux all i did is configure it to look for a printer
> on a Windows SMB network and then load the correct drivers for the printer
> (HP 1000 Laserjet). What other printing system is there?
>
>
> "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:FIqCb.41830$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > news:BpqCb.44874$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > No I am using SMB on Linux to connect to a windows shared printer.
> > >
> > > J
> > >
> > > "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:3glCb.41782$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > >
> > > > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > > > news:gKkCb.38955$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the
coolest
> > > thing
> > > > > since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use it
> as
> > a
> > > > > workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows
> 2000
> > > > > network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office
> printer
> > > > which
> > > > > has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the
> printer
> > > > there
> > > > > is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is this
> > > possible
> > > > > to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and I
> > gave
> > > > > Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the user
is
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your help - Jamie
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Do you use CUPS for printing on the Linux machine?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Yes I know / suppose so, but you still need a printing system for the
> > printing.
> >
> >
>
>

Install CUPS and make shure its in the smb.conf as the printing system...

12-13-2003, 09:31 AM

That is correct... CUPS already installed (checked through add remove apps)
and printing system=cups in the SMB.conf file....still no joy
though...Thanks for your help though.

Jamie

"Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:lbuCb.41859$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> news:HAsCb.46041$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Sorry as I am new to Linux all i did is configure it to look for a
printer
> > on a Windows SMB network and then load the correct drivers for the
printer
> > (HP 1000 Laserjet). What other printing system is there?
> >
> >
> > "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:FIqCb.41830$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > > news:BpqCb.44874$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Hi there,
> > > >
> > > > No I am using SMB on Linux to connect to a windows shared printer.
> > > >
> > > > J
> > > >
> > > > "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:3glCb.41782$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > > > > news:gKkCb.38955$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the
> coolest
> > > > thing
> > > > > > since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use
it
> > as
> > > a
> > > > > > workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows
> > 2000
> > > > > > network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office
> > printer
> > > > > which
> > > > > > has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the
> > printer
> > > > > there
> > > > > > is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is
this
> > > > possible
> > > > > > to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and
I
> > > gave
> > > > > > Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the
user
> is
> > > in
> > > > > the
> > > > > > print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your help - Jamie
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you use CUPS for printing on the Linux machine?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes I know / suppose so, but you still need a printing system for the
> > > printing.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> Install CUPS and make shure its in the smb.conf as the printing system...
>
>

12-13-2003, 10:18 AM

"Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
news:7UBCb.47858$(E-Mail Removed)...
> That is correct... CUPS already installed (checked through add remove
apps)
> and printing system=cups in the SMB.conf file....still no joy
> though...Thanks for your help though.
>
> Jamie
>
>
> "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:lbuCb.41859$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > news:HAsCb.46041$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Sorry as I am new to Linux all i did is configure it to look for a
> printer
> > > on a Windows SMB network and then load the correct drivers for the
> printer
> > > (HP 1000 Laserjet). What other printing system is there?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:FIqCb.41830$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > >
> > > > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > > > news:BpqCb.44874$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > Hi there,
> > > > >
> > > > > No I am using SMB on Linux to connect to a windows shared printer.
> > > > >
> > > > > J
> > > > >
> > > > > "Conny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > > news:3glCb.41782$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i meddelandet
> > > > > > news:gKkCb.38955$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the
> > coolest
> > > > > thing
> > > > > > > since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to
use
> it
> > > as
> > > > a
> > > > > > > workstation at the office but the office is running on a
windows
> > > 2000
> > > > > > > network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office
> > > printer
> > > > > > which
> > > > > > > has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the
> > > printer
> > > > > > there
> > > > > > > is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is
> this
> > > > > possible
> > > > > > > to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller
and
> I
> > > > gave
> > > > > > > Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the
> user
> > is
> > > > in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for your help - Jamie
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Do you use CUPS for printing on the Linux machine?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes I know / suppose so, but you still need a printing system for
the
> > > > printing.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Install CUPS and make shure its in the smb.conf as the printing
system...
> >
> >
>
>
Go to: http://www.cups.org/faq.php there you have all the docs about
printing with samba and cups...

12-13-2003, 09:16 PM

"Jamie Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7UBCb.47858$(E-Mail Removed)...
> That is correct... CUPS already installed (checked through add remove
apps)
> and printing system=cups in the SMB.conf file....still no joy
> though...Thanks for your help though.
>
> Jamie
>

ln -s /usr/bin/smbspool /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb

You can find discussion of this in the Samba HowTo
with a search using backend as a keyword. Maybe
it is in Chapter 19. I had to do this once. The link
does not seem to be made automatically.

12-15-2003, 06:01 PM

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:00:27 -0000, Jamie Williams <(E-Mail Removed)> took up his/her discourse and spake:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to Linux (using RH v9 now) and I must say it's the coolest thing
> since slice bread - rocks windows twice over. I decided, to use it as a
> workstation at the office but the office is running on a windows 2000
> network and I configure Linux to connect to the shared office printer which
> has the print drivers for it but whenever I send a job to the printer there
> is no output on the printer, neither logical or physical. Is this possible
> to do? The printer is on a windows 2000 AD domain controller and I gave
> Linux the username and password to supply when printing (the user is in the
> print operators group of the windows domain). Any ideas?
>
> Thanks for your help - Jamie
>
>

Yes, this should be possible to do.

What kind of printer is it?
Also, exactly what procedure did you follow to set up Linux
to see the printer and use it?

--
Mark Bratcher
--------------------------------------------------------
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http://linux.bryanconsulting.com/stories/storyReader$172

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