Remote Windoze Printer

Falcata · 2008-05-09 20:49:27

Three months ago, I had to buy a new printer because the old one experienced a slow and painful death. Fast forward three months to the present day, my new printer has suddenly died. Now, there's only one printer left in the house, and it's in another room, attached to a windoze machine.

How do I set up my computer and the printer so that I can print to it remotely?

broch · 2008-05-09 22:02:10

three ways:
samba/cups
lpd/cups
ipp/cups

I prefer lpd/cups it is universal (works with any network attached printer).
1) enable unix printing services on windows (would require installation disk)
2) enable unix printing services on windows
3) set printer share (either allow all or user)
4) open port tcp 515 in windows firewall
5) you are done with windows

on your linux box enable cups, connect to windows share (open konqueror (firefox is "loosing"sometimes control buttons) which is lpd, and point to http://localhost:631, install ppd file (if not available in the local printer db, get it from http://www.cups.org/ppd.php)

test it and that is all

with samba, you need to configure samba and cups and use http://localhost:631 to enable smb printer.

make sure that printing is allowed on your linux firewall

Last edited by broch (2008-05-09 22:03:49)

Falcata · 2008-05-12 18:24:36

Well, I got as far as trying to configure the printer, but the printer is unsupported and there is no ppd file for it (Lexmark P4350). So, it looks like I have two choice right now:

1) Buy a new printer
2) Somehow resurrect my recently deceased printer.

Arch Linux

#1 2008-05-09 20:49:27

Remote Windoze Printer

#2 2008-05-09 22:02:10

Re: Remote Windoze Printer

#3 2008-05-12 18:24:36

Re: Remote Windoze Printer

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