Jack Gates wrote: > I have the Laserjet 5L locally connected to a FC5 box. > > My wife insists on using Windows XP Home. Now she wants to use my > printer. > > Here is what I have done so far to figure out how to get this done. > > The printer is shared on my FC5 box my other FC5 box has no trouble > finding it. I also used SWAT and clicked on the printer > > Windows does not see the printer but does see my FC5 box and has no > access to the box. The only access I want to allow is the printer. > > Any one have any information that will help me get the printer > accessible to the Windows box. > If you want to use Windows file/print sharing to use the printer, the default Samba configuration with all the shares except the [printers] share removed, and "guest ok = no" changed to "guest ok = yes" should work fine. You also have the option of using UNIX print services under Windows, and printing directly through CUPS. This is a bit harder to set up on the Windows side of things, but it does work. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
