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["Robert A. Rawlinson" <rarawlinson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kenneth Payne wrote:

> On Saturday 19 February 2005 3:42 pm, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
>
>  
>
> > Did you share the printer in XP?  It would show up in smbclient -L host
> > if it was shared.  Since the disk shares show up and the printer
> > doesn't, I would guess you forgot to share the printer.  AFAIK that has
> > nothing to do with the printer driver.
> > --
> >    
>
> Joe -
>
> Thanks for your interest in my problem. 
>
> The printer is definitely shared - I set the share myself as a user with 
> administrative privileges and the icon for the printer has the "open hand" 
> sharing symbol. The printer is shared as "NetworkedEpson".
>
> Output from smbclient -L hp gives :
>
> Domain=[TUX-NET] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
>
>        Sharename      Type      Comment
>        ---------      ----      -------
>        IPC$           IPC       Remote IPC
>        print$         Disk      Printer Drivers
>        SharedDocs     Disk
>        SHP Files      Disk
>        transfer       Disk
>        Optimise       Disk
>
>        Server               Comment
>        ---------            -------
>        HP                   hp
>        RAVENCLAW            Samba Server
>        SHP
>
>        Workgroup            Master
>        ---------            -------
>        TUX-NET              HP
>
> No mention of NetworkedEpson or any printer share.
>
> Is there something else you need to do to get this to work? It worked great 
> when the printer was on WIndows 98.
>
> Best wishes
>
> - Ken
>
>
>  
I have had the same problem with windows XP. It just refuses to share 
even with a windows 98 system.
It will not work with linux samba either. I have heard you need to go to 
win XP pro to get it to woek.
If anyone knows how to get it to work I would also be interested.
Bob Rawlinson