Johannes Meixner wrote:

Hello,

On Mar 26 05:10 dwain wrote (shortened):

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what i did was enter yast/hardware/printers. i clicked on set up network printers then print via smb network server. i entered the workgroup name and what i thought was the host server name. is that the name of the windows machine where the printers are connected? then i added the name of the network printer according to the share name on the host machine. there is no user name or password to use the printer so i left those fields blank.

See http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printing_via_SMB_%28Samba%29_Share_or_Windows_Sha... and http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_-_No_Printout_on_the_XP_Client

By the way: If you use special characters (e.g. @%:/ or spaces) for your Windows hosts, workgroups, shares, user names, or passwords, it may not work because such characters may invalidate the CUPS DeviceURI, see "man smbspool" and for basics about CUPS see http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell

Kind Regards Johannes Meixner

thanks for the links. i have read both articles. i am not clear how you think i should proceed. should i set up as printing via cups or smb? i read the test_remote_smb file and there is an added line and a letter missing in line 2 that would bring it in line with what the article says. i did an edit --help in the terminal for information on editing the file and i just didn't understand completely what i was reading. should i use vim -W test_remote_smb to edit the file? then how do i save it? is there a way to su in konqueror so i can edit the file? i'm really trying to understand this and get my printers where i can see them on the network. thanks for your help. dwain -- Dwain Alford Alford Design Group P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 email: dwain@alford-design-group.com web: http://www.alford-design-group.com "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art" -- Dwain Alford Alford Design Group P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 email: dwain@alford-design-group.com web: http://www.alford-design-group.com "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org