On 07/04/2010 09:23 AM, HG wrote:
Hi!
11.3 is just about to come out! Excellent! However, I'm still on 11.2 and I'm pretty much stuck on trying to share printer to OS X 10.6.4. I really hope somebody can help here, even though I know that the problem can also be on OS X side.
So, I'm running 11.2 and I have Canon iP4300 connected to the server via USB. I have enabled samba server (from YaST) to share folders. Works... although form time to time it seems that OS X looses the connections and can't get them up before reboot (I changed to OS X from Windows - this isn't making me happy BTW). OpenSUSE server doesn't have firewall enabled (so that at least that is not the problem). I've tried everything, but I'll try to recap now...
I'm not sure whether you must print thru a network, or if you really just want to share the printer. In the latter case, there may be an easy way out:
I have an HP LaserJet (2200D) which has three inputs: parallel, USB, and IR. (I don't know of anything that outputs IR, but maybe some laptops do.) However, the Windows machine is connected to the USB port, and the Linux machine is connected to the parallel port, and everything works fine. (Not sure what would happen if both machines sent a print command at the same time, but since it's only me sending, I can't be at two machines at once.)
A cruder method would be a mechanical switch, which is available from cablewholesale.com.
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