Brian Durant wrote:
Logging in as root is impracticable as I transfer files from my machine to the Win boxes, but also need to share a printer over the LAN.
I don't know how you got from transfering files to printers, but my networked Win98 also serves up my (win only?) printer.
I don't have a printer connected to my computer yet and am forced to share a printer. Logging on as root every time I want to print a document is not really something I would feel comfortable with.
Why do you need to log in as root to print?
AFAIK, printer sharing is not one of the things that Konq can do.
Konq is a web/file browser. It neither shares printers nor files.
Go to control panel, network, windows share. Enter the information there.
"Default user name" is this the "computer name" that I am working from or is it literally "user name"?
Where is this exactly. If you mean the Identification tab, it is the computer name.
I ask, because as I see it, on a home LAN, it is more important to know which computer is connected than which user. Our family members sometimes switch computer if there are performance or technical problems with one or more of the computers.
If you are talking about a resource of a computer, such as a HD or printer, it is always refered to its source as the computer, not the user.
Go to LAN Browsing, enter the domain name, then apply.
What domain name? I am not using DNS, why do I need to enter a domain name? Is this the same "domain name" that I had to fill in to get my Internet connection working with YAST2 ?
I believe he is refering to the workgroup, the 'name' of the network group. If you are going to browse networked resources, it follows this scheme- Workgroup>Computer>Share. If you are a part of the workgroup, you only need Computer>Share. If your ISP requires you to set your domain name to match their domain, you would just need to navigate to your shares via Workgroup>Computer>Share, IIRC.
Install LinNeighborhood from the Suse 7.3 CD. Open LinNeighborhood (Internet, Tools), then do the setup on it under Options, Preferences. You can enter your logon and password.
"logon" is that "user name", "computer name" or doesn't it matter?
It would depend on HOW you shared your HD in Windows. If you gave Full access without password, you don't need this.
Then you go to Options, Browse entire network. You should be able to see all of the windows shares. You can then select the folder or drive and mount it. This should put it in your home directory. You can close LinNeighborhood, and then browse the share with Konqueror or other file manager.
What procedure do I need to go through to access a printer on the LAN with LinNeighborhood?
You don't. Use CUPS, configure with K>System>Tools>Cups administration tool. I am a bit confused, are you trying to browse your Windows shared Hard Drives, or are you trying to print to a Windows shared printer, or both, or what exactly? If you just want to see your Windows shares (HD or printer), type in the location field in Konq smb://(computer name of your windows machine). If that doesn't work, what does it give you? -- Joe & Sesil Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871