Thanks, I'll give it a try!!!
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Printing > On Friday 27 August 2004 00:23, Steve wrote: > > I have two linux PCs connected to a wireless router. One of the PCs has a > > printer, the other does not. Is it difficult to get the one PC to send > > print jobs to the other PC? It would make printing homework alot easier.... > > > > Thank you, > > Steve > > It is real easy. Just go through the printer configuration Wizard in Mandrake > Control Centre>Hardware on each machine starting with the machine with the > attached printer. > > The wizard will install the CUPS print server which will make the printer > available to any computer. > > If you have Windows computers on the net, then install Samba after setting > up the printer, and then Samba will make the printer available to Windows > users. > > The only problem you might have is if you have a firewall running on either > machine. If the firewall is in place you will need to open port 631. > > > derek > > -- > www.jennings.homelinux.net > http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ >
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