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Network Printer configuration

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Noip

IS-IT--Management
Apr 25, 2002
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HI,

I've got a RH80 box running in a network of windows computers. All the windows computers log on a domain. I have been able to access shared folders found on a windows box.
I want to print to a printer currently attached to a windows PC. I have run: redhat-config-printer-tui and configure the printer but I can't see the printer when i try to print in GUI in OpenOffice. I have also run redhat-config-printer-gui and the printer previously configured in tui can be seen. I have also add an alias for the printer there.
The configuration are as follows:

Queue name: Printerhp
Queue type: Windows Print Queue SMB

Share: printersharename
Host: Hostip
Workgroup: localwgp
User: username
Password: password

And then select the correct printer.

I can see the printer in some programs like Kate but when I try to print on it, nothing happens. I have run the tool 'Openoffice.org printer setup' in the gui but i can't see the correct printer to select when I choose 'Add printer' and when I choose one at random it asks "Enter a command line appropriate for this device".

I have checked the daemon 'lpd' in /etc/rc.d/rc5.d it's ok.

I'm lost now, any idea!
 
In Share: do you have the whole path? i.e. //hostname/sharename
 
No only the sharename is mentioned
 

I've tried and restarted 'lpd'.
Still cannot print.
 
Has the service smbclient be restarted as well. If so, how?

Thanx
 
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