USB-printer sharing

[Hiisi]

> Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:08:20 -0400
> From: Sam Varshavchik <mrsam at courier-mta.com>
> Subject: Re: USB-printer sharing
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> Hiisi writes:
>
> > Dear Fedora folks!
> > I'm trying to setup home server using F11 desktop. The computer has 
3
> > Ethernet devices (1 integrated on motherboard and 2 additional in
> > PCI-slots). It's connected to the Internet via eth0 and shares 
network
> > for Windows laptop on eth1 using NAT. This part works grate. 
Currently
> > I'm trying to share HP DeskJet-3650 USB printer, connected to the 
main
> > desktop. I installed and started samba and tuned printer through
> > CUPS-gui at http://localhost:631.
>
> Samba is not required to print from Windows XP client via CUPS.
>
> >                                    Then I installed network printer
> from
> > laptop's WinXP-gui as 
http://<F11desktopIP>:631/printers/deskjet-3600
>
> How did you obtain this URL.
>
> The best way to obtain the URL is to simply open
> http://server:631/printers
>
> The main page contains a link for all installed printers. Open the 
link
> for
> your printer, and the resulting URL is the URL that Windows XP should 
be
> configured to use.

That is exactly how I did.

>
> > There wasn't exactly my printer model, so I choose HP DeskJet driver
>
> This is very unlikely. HP not shipping a Windows driver for your 
printer
> is
> just as likely as me winning the lottery. You most certainly have the
> drivers for your HP printer on a CD. After you've specified the URL 
when
> setting up the CUPS printer in Windows XP, you'll be asked to select a
> driver. Select the appropriate driver from the CD. The last component 
of
> the
> CUPS URL has absolutely nothing to do with the driver name.
>
It seems this time you won the race! There's a lot of models, but not my 
printer. So, I choose HP DeskJet without any model.
Now I have either error in the error log or 'success' entry, but nothing 
happens (no printing made). Is it Window$ bug or something?
--
Hiisi.
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