Firewall? On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Joseph Brennan <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, they are on the same subnet. I just changed from "Workgroup" to > "Homegroup" and now the Ubuntu machine can see the Linux machine, which is > an improvement. Windows still can't seem to see Ubuntu and its printer > though. > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:37 PM, <[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. Re: Fwlug Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2 (Joseph Brennan) >> 2. Re: Fwlug Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2 (Vern Ceder) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 21:31:51 -0500 >> From: Joseph Brennan <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [fwlug] Fwlug Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2 >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> 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? >> >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:00 PM, <[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 (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 >> > ************************************ >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://fortwaynelug.org/pipermail/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org/attachments/20110107/1f12ded4/attachment-0001.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 21:37:33 -0500 >> From: Vern Ceder <[email protected]> >> To: Fort Wayne Linux Users Group <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [fwlug] Fwlug Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2 >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Hi Joe, >> >> The workgroup for the Win 7 machine and the printer sharing machine should >> probably be the same. That could make it harder for the Windows machine to >> see the other one. I assume all addresses are assigned by DHCP? That is, >> they're all on the same subnet? >> >> Cheers, >> Vern >> >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Joseph Brennan <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > 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? >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:00 PM, <[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 (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. 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