Well, I'm back here again, and this time I brought my Ubuntu netbook (don't ask me why I neglected to bring it the first time!) and a borrowed Mac. Both were printing within a few seconds, but I still can't print from Windows 7. I've tried "Browse for a printer." The Windows 7 laptop sees only itself. I've tried "Select a shared printer by name" and "Add a Printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname." Both methods fail to discover the Ubuntu box and attached printer. Instead, I get this message: * Additional port information required
The device is not found on the network. Be sure that: 1. The network device is turned on. 2. The network is connected. 3. The device is properly configured. 4. The address on the previous page is correct. If you think the address is not correct, click Back to return to the previous page. Then correct the address and perform another search on the network. If you are sure the address is correct, select the device type below. Device type [Radio button] Standard [Drop down Menu: Generic card, followed by a host of other options] [Radio button] Custom *Well, we can checkmark 1-4. The address is correct. That's what I told Ubuntu and Mac and they found the printer no problem. The dropdown menu has lots of options, mostly, it seems, for standalone printers with their own network cards, which is not what I'm doing here. Should I be using "Custom?" * *I tried using the dropdown menu and selecting an option that went something like "Network card and parallel port," since the host computer is connected via a network card, and the printer is attached to it by a parallel port, but that didn't work. Am I going about adding the printer in Windows the wrong way? Are there any tweaks I can do to the Samba configuration? The only thing I can think of is that perhaps I should edit the smb.conf to say "Homegroup" instead of "Workgroup." Might that help? 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Windows won't print to an Ubuntu printer (Kevin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:39:54 -0500 > From: Kevin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [fwlug] Windows won't print to an Ubuntu printer > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > I have a slackware server sharing a printer to windows xp, windows 7, > and Debian via SAMBA and CUPS. I didnt have to do anything special for > the 7 computer, just set up the printer. I would be happy to share my > SAMBA config or what ever you need. > > > > > On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 12:00 -0600, [email protected] wrote: > > Send Fwlug mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Fwlug digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Windows won't print to an Ubuntu printer (Joseph Brennan) > > 2. Re: Windows won't print to an Ubuntu printer (Jonathan Bartels) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 17:49:16 -0500 > > From: Joseph Brennan <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [fwlug] Windows won't print to an Ubuntu printer > > Message-ID: > > > > <[email protected]<aanlktimqa%[email protected]> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Is anyone surprised? Is there a workaround? > > > > I have converted a friend's old virus-laden computer into an Ubuntu 10.10 > > Desktop workstation. She has a new Windows 7 laptop and I told her that > she > > could just sit on the couch and print documents to a printer attached to > the > > Ubuntu machine and retrieve them later or have a family member do it (she > is > > developing MS and having mobility issues). I told her that because it > took > > me less than ten seconds apiece to set up remote printing to > Ubuntu-attached > > printers for my netbook (running Ubuntu) and my Mom's laptop (running Mac > OS > > X). This, on the other hand, has been a nightmare. I installed SAMBA, > and > > when things wouldn't work I followed advice gleaned from Internet fora > such > > as modifying the smb.conf file, changing some registry keys on the > Windows > > machine, adding a password to the Windows account (she wasn't using one, > > since she has problems typing them because tremors associated with the > MS). > > Nothing has worked. Most of the advice I have found online applies to > > Windows XP, and the Windows 7-specific advice doesn't seem to work. Does > > anyone have a successful Windows7 to Ubuntu network printing setup going, > or > > is this just doomed to failure? > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > http://fortwaynelug.org/pipermail/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org/attachments/20110105/978001d9/attachment-0001.html > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 22:33:06 -0500 > > From: Jonathan Bartels <[email protected]> > > To: Fort Wayne Linux Users Group <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [fwlug] Windows won't print to an Ubuntu printer > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > I can't offer specific advice, but a few comments: > > - In this day and age anything advising "registry tweaks" should be > > avoided. Yes its Windows, but its matured to the point where registry > > tweaks are rare > > - Focus on making the desktop expose itself in a way friendly to > > Windows. Far easier to maintain and tweak the Linux server and let the > > laptop be a plain jane Win7 machine > > - I have a Windows XP box printing to a printer on a Mac shared using > > IPP. Should work in Linux just as well. Choose a common print protocol > > SAMBA, IPP, etc. and expose that > > > > Is it failing in any sort of specific way? Any logs? > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Joseph Brennan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Is anyone surprised?? Is there a workaround? > > > > > > I have converted a friend's old virus-laden computer into an Ubuntu > 10.10 > > > Desktop workstation.? She has a new Windows 7 laptop and I told her > that she > > > could just sit on the couch and print documents to a printer attached > to the > > > Ubuntu machine and retrieve them later or have a family member do it > (she is > > > developing MS and having mobility issues).? I told her that because it > took > > > me less than ten seconds apiece to set up remote printing to > Ubuntu-attached > > > printers for my netbook (running Ubuntu) and my Mom's laptop (running > Mac OS > > > X).? This, on the other hand, has been a nightmare.? I installed SAMBA, > and > > > when things wouldn't work I followed advice gleaned from Internet fora > such > > > as modifying the smb.conf file, changing some registry keys on the > Windows > > > machine, adding a password to the Windows account (she wasn't using > one, > > > since she has problems typing them because tremors associated with the > MS). > > > Nothing has worked.? Most of the advice I have found online applies to > > > Windows XP, and the Windows 7-specific advice doesn't seem to work.? > Does > > > anyone have a successful Windows7 to Ubuntu network printing setup > going, or > > > is this just doomed to failure? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Fwlug mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > > > > > > This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep > this > > > in mind before posting. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > > This is a public list and all posts are archived publicly. Please keep this > in mind before posting. > > > End of Fwlug Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2 > ************************************ >
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