attach XP computer to network fror printing

[Lisa Kachold]

Glad the Plug could fix it!
On 6 Mar 2012 18:51, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> okay.... I enabled the guest account but that didn't improve the situation
> any. I checked localhost:631 and the printer is listed. (weird thing, from
> the laptop it is listed as a different model. It works so I don't really
> care)
>
> ====
> 1) As you initially asked, your XP account name was changed.  Please refer
> to the enabling of the guest account HowTo in:
> http://unixwiz.net/techtips/samba-xp-printing.html  NOTE: I am assuming
> that these machines are protected inside your network, since it's usually a
> BAD IDEA to enable the guest account otherwise.  Verify your WORKGROUP and
> NetBIOS name in XP.
>
> Please, then, attempt to connect from XP and tail the log and see what
> Samba is whining about?
>
> ====
>  Not sure of the logs name. Can you help me out? I also don't know about
> the net
> --
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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