Sharing Deskjet 722C on mandrake server

[turbokawi]

I am new at Linux and have set up a Mandrake 8.1 server with Samba and cannot figure out how to set up my Deskjet 722C printer so my W98 and W2K machines can print to it. I have tried a Jet Direct print server I brought home to try from work but found out that the JD model I have won't work w/that printer. ??? Anyone know how to get it to work?

Thanks!

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

You need to set up the following in your smb.conf file :

[printers]
print ok=yes
path=/var/spool/samba
guest ok=yes

The special share name [printers] causes samba to automatically create a share for every printer defined on the linux box, i.e. in /etc/printcap . Alternatively, you can be more explicit :

[deskjet]
print ok= yes
path=/var/spool/samba
printer= lp
guest ok= yes

Here the 'printer=' entry points at the 'lp' locally defined printer, i.e. assuming its attached to 'lpt1:' (sic) and is configured as a valid linux printer in the first place.

Hope this helps

 

[Guest_imported]

How do I set up Mandrake 8.1 as a server and as a webserver. I also have a problem getting to the internet

thanks

mv7878

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

For the webserver you need to install a number of Apache rpms :

ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/apache-1.3.20-3mdk.i586.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/apache-common-1.3.20-3mdk.i586.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/apache-conf-1.3.20-3mdk.i586.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/apache-modules-1.3.20-3mdk.i586.rpm

There are other add-ons, source, etc., but I think they are the ones you need. So just download those rpms to a directory of your choice, change directory to the same directory, and then install as root with :

rpm -Uvh apache*.rpm

It should start automatically every reboot but to start without a reboot do (as root)

/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start

Then test by going to

http://localhost

- you should get the apache test page.

On the 'server' - if you mean to share with M$/Win machines you need to install samba. Again there's more than one rpm :

ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/samba-2.2.1a-15mdk.i586.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/samba-client-2.2.1a-15mdk.i586.rpm
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/samba-common-2.2.1a-15mdk.i586.rpm

(that includes swat - the gui tool)

its similar with apache - the server should start at boor time but to start by hand do root :

/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start
/sbin/chkconfig swat on

The goto

http://localhost:901

(swat - samba web admin tool) and sign in as root to set it all up.

As to the internet problems... like what ?

Regards