printing from a windows box to a gentoo box

serge · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 177

Hi everybody.

I read a lot of docs [probably not enough], read all the topics concerning samba and printing in the different gentoo forums and still i am unsuccessful by trying to print from my windows box [98] to my gentoo one.
My windows box sees the printer from my gentoo pc, but after installing the [windows] driver, i have an error: there is no communication with the printer.

Need help, please.... :-)

Thank you

Serge

PowerFactor · Posted: Sun May 04, 2003 7:24 pm Post subject:

I presume your using cups. If so and you have your printer working under linux then just follow the instructions here and that should have you all set. Worked like a charm for me. Note that you have to use postscript printer drivers on the windows box, not your printer dirver if you have an inkjet or other winprinter. If you set your gentoo box up to export the driver then it works great. Just beware there are different driver versions for different versions of windows.

abhishek · Posted: Sun May 04, 2003 11:10 pm Post subject:

Moved from Other Things Gentoo.

serge · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 177

Thank you first for your quick answer.

Yes, i am using cups, but despite the doc i can't make my printer works from windows...
Still working on it....smile