From kde-user Mon Apr 30 17:11:24 2001 From: "Carl D. Blake" Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:11:24 +0000 To: kde-user Subject: Re: Printing over Samba X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-user&m=98865058129363 There's a Win98_PlainPassword.reg file in /usr/share/doc/samba-xxxx/docs. You can use that .reg file to change Windows98 to use plain passwords. What printer tool did you use to set up printing in KDE 2.1? I'm having a problem printing directly from KDE apps to networked printers (Novell and Samba). lpr works fine, but any printing done from KDE doesn't. On Monday 30 April 2001 09:55, steve patient wrote: > This sounds like a permission problem. I couldn't get mine to work until I > told Win98 to use plain passwords. You have to make a Registry entry but > I'm afraid I can't remember what it is now. > > >I've got Samba up and running on my RedHat 7.1 box. Using the Webmin tool, > > I tried to configure a networked printer off my Windows machine. The > > printer in question is a Canon BJC-1000 and the Windows box is running > > Win98SE and the printer is hooked up to LPT1 and it IS shared. I've > > printed to it from my > > dad's > > >computer before. And, as I said, I can see the windows shares from my > > linux box > > >and vice versa. > >What I can't seem to do is print to the windows printer via Samba. Even > > using the "printer" tool in KDE2.1 I can't even print a "test" page. I've > > tried all three printer "driver" options that Webmin has for that printer > > and none > > of 'em > > >even cause a form feed! :-( > >I *know* the printer works because I've printed from Windows recently... > > :-) ANY suggestions (other than "scrap it and hook up a REAL printer to > > the linux box") are welcome > > Thanks... > > John > >-- > >Send posts to: kde-user@lists.netcentral.net > > Send all commands to: kde-user-request@lists.netcentral.net > > Put your command in the SUBJECT of the message: > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", "set digest on", or "set digest off" > > > >All kde mailing lists are archived at http://lists.kde.org > >********************************************************************** > >This list is from your pals at NetCentral