On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 14:29:56 +0000, Chris G wrote: > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:29:56 +0000 > From: Chris G <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [vbox-users] [mailer-dae...@show to use printer on Linux > host from XP guest? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <20090216142956.ga29...@v-shell-1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 08:52:47PM -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > > Chris G wrote: > > > I have an HP1320 Laserjet printer set up on my Linux (xubuntu 8.10) > > > host machine using CUPS, I can share it from other Linux machines on > > > the LAN. > > > > > > How do I use it from Windows XP guest machines running under > > > VirtualBox? This is both from a guest XP machine on the machine to > > > which the printer is connected and also from a Windows XP guest > > > running on another Linux box on the LAN. > > > > > Did you try defining the CUPS printer as an IPP printer in Windows? > > > Er, I don't know! :-) > > Is "an IPP printer" one of the standard port types you get offered > when you install a printer on Windows? > > -- > Chris Green > > Thanks for asking this question. It reminded me I wanted to do the same. This helped me to get it working:
http://www.swerdna.net.au/linhowtoprintipp.html It's for openSUSE but there's probably no reason why it shouldn't work on Ubuntu. The important thing seems to be that XP doesn't recognise "ipp://" - you have to use "http://"; Nick Lord _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
