Volker Kuhlmann wrote: >> If you use CUPS on your Linux machine you can usually use for the device:- >> > > And if you use SUSE, you use yast to configure your printers, which > will set cups up for you. There's a "test printer" function too. > > As that presumably has been tried and the printing found to be still > non-functional, more debugging is needed. My guess is that the problem > has absolutely nothing to do with cups, which probably uses samba > commands for data transport anyway. > I found that the "test" button worked inconsistently i.e. I have managed to print the test page successfully on some ocassions but unsuccessfully on others. (This was the result of several installations/removals of the HP710 printer when attempting to also install the HP1200). > Use the samba commands (primarily smbclient) to debug the > Linux/Microsoft connection, if this doesn't work, you're wasting your > time on everything else. > > Volker > I'm confused by the result of the smbclient -L command as posted yesterday. Consequently I'll have to stay with how I have things at the moment, the 710 printer is functioning satisfactorily, other printing requirements can be met via other means. I can't justify further time on this right now.
Thanks to everyone for their replies. Roger
