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Re: [LUG] Cups

 

On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:23:23 +0000
aaron moore wrote:

> Hi
> Can some one please have a look at my cups/conf. file.
> I am finding it impossible to share the printer on my main machine
> with others on home network.  It is dual booted with vista and suse
> 11.1.  I have no probs sharing printer and files on vista. The suse
> o/s lets me share files but the printer just does not show up on the
> network.  It does however work as a local printer.  I have used both
> cups and yast GUI with no success, but cannot make head ot tail of
> the /cups/conf. file which I have posted at:
> http://tinypaste.com/a3a36 In the hope that sombody will come to my
> aid Thanks in advance
> Aaron

Hi Aaron,

I have not looked in depth at your CUPS config file, but at a quick
cursory glance it seems fine.  Your printer does seem to be shared, but
not in the way you think it is.  If you went to Control Panel ->
Printers -> Add New Printer and manually enter the details, selecting
it as an "IPP" printer then you should be able to print to it over the
network.

What you're asking, however, is to be able to find it when your
"browse" your computer.  This will involve SAMBA as well as CUPS.

I have the following in my SAMBA config file:

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   browseable = no
   path = /var/spool/samba
   printable = yes
   guest ok = no
   read only = yes
   create mask = 0700
[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   guest ok = no

Grant.

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