Okay, I decided to take the plunge and try CUPS for printing. Local
printer works fine. I have an HP LaserJet 5L on a Windows 98 box that
worked fine with good old lpd under 7.1, but I can't get beyond connection
refused using CUPS.
The share on Windows is set with a password (but not a user name). There
doesn't seem to be a way to do this in CUPS. I've tried leaving the user
name blank and adding a password (the way it was done in lpd). I've tried
using the user name of guest and the password. No go. I've tried using my
user name on the Windows box and the password. No go. I've tried using my
user name on the Linux box and both the password for the Windows share and
my account password for Samba. Neither works.
I know I'm missing something basic here and I've read everything on MUO
and MandrakeForum as well as previous messages to this and the expert list
that I've saved. Please tell me what info you need about my config for
cups, samba, etc. in order to help me diagnose before I go bald from
pulling my hair out. :-) Thanks much. :-)
Holly
