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Hi there folks.
I'm trying to configure printer sharing on my Arch Linux router. I have a Samsung ML-2010PR configured in CUPS using splix drivers, and this works fabulously. CUPS is able to print really nice test pages, and I was able to plug the remote server to my KDE setup and print from there.
However, I have a few Windows XP boxes in my network and I'd like to configure it there. I managed to trick one of workstations to unpack drivers from the Samsung site (20070329150426640_ML-2010_GDI.exe) and extract the relevant .inf's and .dll's.
I can get the printer to work under Windows by using only CUPS as the spooler (adding a new printer by the url: http://gaia:631/printers/samsung). It then asks for drivers and I point it to the extracted drivers. Everything works great.
However, I'd like samba to do the honors, since the configuration of the printer must be as user friendly as possible. I successfully configured samba to use cups and host the driver files (they upload correctly and get stored in PRINT$ as expected).
On any Windows XP workstation I am able to connect to the printer (by going to \\gaia and clicking Samsung ML-2010), which automatically downloads the drivers and installs it. However, the system freezes when I try to print a test page, the printed does nothing, nor log.smbd shows anything relevant (IMHO).
I tried everything described in gentoo wiki (http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Native_Win … CUPS/Samba), including uncommenting the octet-stream thing. If someone could tell me what's wrong?
#
# "$Id: cupsd.conf,v 1.1 2006/07/06 13:11:10 tpowa Exp $"
#
# Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
# scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this
# file.
#
# Disable ssl by default, you have to generate own certs to use this feature eg. by this command:
# openssl req -new -x509 -keyout /etc/cups/ssl/server.key -out /etc/cups/ssl/server.crt -days 365 -nodes
# for other certs please refer to openssl manpage.
# Setting Encryption to not required by default
DefaultEncryption IfRequested
# Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
# troubleshooting...
LogLevel info
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup sys root
# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
Listen *:631
# Socket disabled by default it makes KDE fail on CUPS
# Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# To allow remote connections add for example
# Listen <yourserverip>:631
# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow @LOCAL
# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic
# Restrict access to the server...
# By default only localhost connections are possible
<Location />
Order allow,deny
Allow localhost
Allow From 192.168.*.*
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
# Encryption disabled by default
#Encryption Required
Order allow,deny
Allow localhost
Allow From 192.168.*.*
</Location>
# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Basic
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
Allow localhost
Allow From 192.168.*.*
</Location>
<Location /printers>
AuthType None
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From None
Allow From All
</Location>
# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an adminstrator...
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All administration operations require an adminstrator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Set-Printer-Attributes Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Add-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Basic
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
#
# End of "$Id: cupsd.conf,v 1.1 2006/07/06 13:11:10 tpowa Exp $".[global]
# Identification
workgroup = GAIA
netbios name = GAIA
server string = Gaia Router
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
# Netowork bits
hosts allow = 192.168.0. 192.168.1. 127.
interfaces = eth1 ath0
printcap name = cups
printing = cups
cups options = "raw"
use client driver = no
printing = cups
# Shares
# =================
[homes]
comment = Home Directory
valid users = %S
read only = No
browseable = No
directory mask = 0700
create mask = 0600
read only = no
[public]
path = /pub
comment = Public
valid users = @pub
force group = pub
directory mask = 0775
create mask = 0664
guest ok = no
read only = no
[printers]
comment = All printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes
public = yes
# printer name = samsung
[print$]
comment = Windows Client Printer Drivers
path = /var/db/samba/windrivers
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = yes
#writeable = yes
write list = root
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755Offline
I tried configuring samba using:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUP … to_Windows
But still no go. The symptoms are just the same, explorer/firefox/word (whatever that's printing) crashes after "Preparing.." to print.
I tried pumping up the debug level of samba to 3 (DEBUG) but I can't make head or tails of what it says. Anyone could give me tips regarding what to look for?
Regards,
Neuro
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