rikona wrote:
It is installed on the boxes, and does not seem to appear as a
service. I think that was one of the 147 things I tried to get it
working. :-))
In some cases, I can't even get another W2k box to print either, so it
does not seem to be a unix problem exclusively. I'm fairly cautious
about security, and it may have something to do with the
security/access settings. This may be why the networked printers are
easier - nothing there but a printer.
Thanks for the possible fix, though - it was a good idea!!
Rikona,
OK, next thing to try,.....
Create a new workgroup on the Win2K box. Call it what ever you want
(ie., printgroup) and add the network users who will be using the
printer to that group.
So, for example, if one of the users on your network is 'rikona' with
password 'somepassword', then add that user and his password to the
Win2K box. Do this for all the Windows/Linux users on your network.
That way, each time they log onto their systems, onto the network, or
onto the Win2K box, they will be a known user on the Wi2K box. While
you're at it, on the Win2K box, check for permissions of the users who
are now in the workgroup 'printgroup' and if possible redefine their
individual permissions or the permissions of the whole workgroup.
I don't have a Win2K box nearby, so I can't remember the exact dialog
boxes to look for or their names, but they have to do with permissions
for the printer share.
One more thing that might be a little to obvious, but you might need to
add the user 'root' and root's password to the Win2K box, since cups
will try to connect as root when sending print jobs to the Win2K box.
Either way (with or without root user), KDE Control Center should allow
you to scan for, and set up the printer, possibly without the root
user's name and password.
HTH's
DL
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