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stevetimar
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 Posted: Sun 28 Sep 2008, 20:19 Post subject:
Access a windows shared printer
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I am using the shared name. I even tried inserting the workgroup name after:smb://. It did not work. I communicate via a Orinoco wireless PC card to a Linksys wireless access point, which uses encryption. I connect to the internet, so I should be able to connect to the printer.
Any other suggestions?
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newbie314
Joined: 19 Aug 2008
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I've got this working, but I can only do it with the name of the computer.
I would like to do that by IP number instead.
I've tried but smb doesn't seem to connect that way.
I would prefer this, then most likely I can connect a puppy to a puppy machine with no issue for printing.
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rcrsn51
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
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Location: Stratford, Ontario
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| Quote: | | I would prefer this, then most likely I can connect a puppy to a puppy machine with no issue for printing. |
Do you mean that you want to connect a printer to a Puppy machine and make it available to other networked Puppy machines?
If this is your intent, you don't need to do anything! Once you have CUPS running, it will automatically broadcast its presence to other Puppy computers.
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newbie314
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| Posted: Wed 22 Oct 2008, 13:04 Post subject:
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Okay I didn't know that.
I thought I needed to set the samba server.
So how do I access the network printer (on a Puppy Machine) from the CUPS (on another Puppy Machine)?
How does it show up?
Also, I would still like to connect from Puppy->Win printer, but through IP and not name. Can I do this?
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newbie314
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So how do I see the networked printer in CUPS?
Network printer is on a puppy machine.
The machine I'm trying to connect from is a puppy machine.
Do I use IP? What option in the CUPS configuration?
Thanks
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rcrsn51
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
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Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Go to CUPS admin on the Puppy client machine and open the Printers list. The networked printer on the host machine should be there automatically. You don't need to go through an install procedure. Just make that printer the default for the client machine.
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newbie314
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| Posted: Thu 23 Oct 2008, 11:18 Post subject:
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Okay I'll check if it's there, maybe tonight.
I'm running on 4.0 and the client is on wireless.
Do I have do to the SMB fix in the beginning of the post?
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newbie314
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| Posted: Sat 25 Oct 2008, 01:30 Post subject:
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No go.
I can't see my HP on the host.
Host ->wired
client ->wireless
Interesting I can see a printer on the host cups that is on my client, although I can't communicate with it.
So summary
Host can see client printers but can't communicate
Client can't see Host printers at all.
Wonder if the firewall is doing something.
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rcrsn51
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
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Location: Stratford, Ontario
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| Posted: Sat 25 Oct 2008, 09:06 Post subject:
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Other Puppy users have reported problems with wireless printing and were unable to get it working. Please report back if you find a solution.
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newbie314
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| Posted: Sat 25 Oct 2008, 12:54 Post subject:
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Nothing yet.
Can I use IP for printer access and how?
Is this fixed in 4.1?
I find it surprising that wireless should be any different as it's just a network.
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gerry
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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Location: England
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Just for the record, for those who keep getting "Cannot connect to CIFS host", I've got my printer going in Puppy 4.1 with the printer address set to:
smb://Administrator@windows_IP_address/printer_share_name
That is literally "//Administrator@", you don't have to put anything else instead.
Took a lot of Googling.....
Gerry
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newbie314
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| Posted: Sat 25 Oct 2008, 15:39 Post subject:
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Would that IP work for puppy to puppy linking
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rcrsn51
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@gerry: Thanks for that suggestion. I have added it to the original post. Hopefully, it will help other users with printing problems. By any chance, are you printing over a wireless network?
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newbie314
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| Posted: Sun 26 Oct 2008, 02:42 Post subject:
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Looks like it works on wireless to the win machine
Took out Admin and it still worked.
Will have to try puppy to puppy again :S
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gerry
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| Posted: Sun 26 Oct 2008, 03:00 Post subject:
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@rcrsn51- sorry, no. Still good old wires...
Gerry
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