Is there any simple way to share printer with WinXp?(SOLVED)

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Is there any simple way to share printer with WinXp?(SOLVED)

#1 Post by marcos90 »

Puppy Precise 5.7.1

I'm using Puppy Precise , but I need to use an Windows XP printer located at my network .
How could I do it ? I've tried to add a printer with Windows Wizard adding different paths but no luck , like :
-http://localhost:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
-192.168.1.200:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
-http://192.168.1.200:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
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Re: Is there any simple way to shared printer with Windows Xp ?

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marcos90 wrote:Puppy Precise 5.7.1

I'm using Puppy Precise , but I need to use an Windows XP printer located at my network .
How could I do it ? I've tried to add a printer with Windows Wizard adding different paths but no luck , like :
-http://localhost:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
-192.168.1.200:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
-http://192.168.1.200:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
Just to be clear, you want to print FROM a Puppy machine TO a printer on a Windows machine. Because your examples appear to be going the other way.

Your source for information about printing in Puppy is here. It has section on connecting to a Windows shared printer.

Please report back.

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Re: Is there any simple way to shared printer with Windows Xp ?

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rcrsn51 wrote: Just to be clear, you want to print FROM a Puppy machine TO a printer on a Windows machine. Because your examples appear to be going the other way.
EDITED > no . My fault :oops: :oops: :oops: I think my mind isnt working well . Its opposite . I want to print from Windows XP machine to a printer on a Puppy machine .
Again sorry for my mistake .
rcrsn51 wrote: Your source for information about printing in Puppy is here. It has section on connecting to a Windows shared printer.
Please report back.
Ok ! Thank you ! I'll gonna report back as soon as possible .

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Re: Is there any simple way to shared printer with Windows Xp ?

#4 Post by marcos90 »

marcos90 wrote:
rcrsn51 wrote: Just to be clear, you want to print FROM a Puppy machine TO a printer on a Windows machine. Because your examples appear to be going the other way.
EDITED > no . My fault :oops: :oops: :oops: I'm using VNC client and I think my mind isnt working well . Its opposite . I want to print from Windows XP machine to a printer on a Puppy machine .
Again sorry for my mistake .
rcrsn51 wrote: Your source for information about printing in Puppy is here. It has section on connecting to a Windows shared printer.
Please report back.
Ok ! Thank you ! I'll gonna report back as soon as possible .

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#5 Post by rcrsn51 »

Then you need to follow the steps for sharing a Puppy printer. Note that there are TWO steps in CUPS.

Once you have done that correctly, your URL in the Windows printer setup looks OK.

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http://192.168.1.200:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series

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#6 Post by marcos90 »

I could only find one way . The way I've tried was :
Opened Cups 1.4.8 > Administration TAB and thick the following option :
-Show printers shared by other systems
Protocols: CUPS
-Share printers connected to this system
Max clients:
Protocols: CUPS

But still , Windows Xp cannot detect or find the printer .

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#7 Post by rcrsn51 »

marcos90 wrote:I could only find one way.
Please go here again and read the section titled "Sharing your Puppy Printer with Other Windows or Linux Machines".
(CUPS 1.4.x) When you install a printer, there is a check box for Sharing. If you have not already set it, run the Modify Printer procedure.
I own an iP2700, so I set it up as shared printer in Precise 571 and successfully used it from an XP machine.

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#8 Post by marcos90 »

(CUPS 1.4.x) When you install a printer, there is a check box for Sharing. If you have not already set it, run the Modify Printer procedure.
Yes , I did that .But no results . I'm disabled both firewall .
I own an iP2700, so I set it up as shared printer in Precise 571 and successfully used it from an XP machine.
I'll gonna try here , thanks for helping me .

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#9 Post by ndujoe1 »

I have used Google Print to share a legacy printer on my Puppylinux machine.

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#10 Post by marcos90 »

Am I doing right here? This stuff is driving me nuts :twisted: :roll:
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#11 Post by rcrsn51 »

1. Is 192.168.1.200 the IP address of the Puppy machine?

2. If it is, the correct URI is

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http://192.168.1.200:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
Note the http:// at the beginning and the : colon in the middle.

I tested this with another XP machine and it worked again.

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#12 Post by marcos90 »

rcrsn51 wrote:1. Is 192.168.1.200 the IP address of the Puppy machine?

2. If it is, the correct URI is

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http://192.168.1.200:631/printers/Canon_iP2700_series
Note the http:// at the beginning and the : colon in the middle.
I tested this with another XP machine and it worked again.
I had tested with http:// before , but no luck . It still giving that message that cannot connect with printer .
thats weird , it should be working , specially because today , I finally could instal Samba-TNG , and finally I can see shared files from Win XP to Puppy , But , unfortunatly , this problem with shared printer still persists .

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#13 Post by rcrsn51 »

In the CUPS Admin > Server section, have you checked "Share printers connected to this computer"?

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#14 Post by marcos90 »

rcrsn51 wrote:In the CUPS Admin > Server section, have you checked "Share printers connected to this computer"?
Yes , it all ticked . I printed the screen also :
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#15 Post by rcrsn51 »

Is your XP machine running a security package like Norton that might be blocking this?

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#16 Post by rcrsn51 »

You said at the beginning that you are using Precise 5.7.1. But my Precise CUPS screen looks different than yours.

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#17 Post by marcos90 »

rcrsn51 wrote:Is your XP machine running a security package like Norton that might be blocking this?
I'm just running ZoneAlarm Firewall and Avast AV . I'm uninstalled ZA and rebooted, just to test to see what will happens , but still same .
rcrsn51 wrote:You said at the beginning that you are using Precise 5.7.1. But my Precise CUPS screen looks different than yours.
I got two machines , one with puppy 5.2.8 and other with Precise 5.7.1 . Both have the same problem with shared printers with WinXP .
now I'm using Puppy 5.2.8 , but the drivers , and IP numbers are same , because I don't use both machines at same time .

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#18 Post by marcos90 »

Solved
The problem I think :? , was on firewall of the linux machine . There are 3 options : "Firewall on " "Firewall off" and "Firewall remove" . I've allways choosed "Firewall off" with no results . Now I choosed "Firewall Remove" option and the Win XP machine connected to the printer installed at Puppy .

rcrsn51 ,ndujoe1 . Thanks for taking your precious time and tips for helping me in this . Once again thanks .

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