Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On 7/20/07, Reg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have just added a local printer to my Open Suse Computer via Yast and >> all was straight forward, works fine locally. >> >> How do I go about sharing this printer on my XP based computers on my >> local network? > > install cups (if not already done) and samba > configure XP machines to use a remote (ipp) printer. > ensure printing is offered in the smb.conf file > http://localhost:631 in your browser should bring up the cups interface if it is installed.
I find webmin very easy to use for administering samba shares (and has numerous other uses). Others like swat. Cheers, Roger
