attach XP computer to network fror printing

[James Mcphee]

The error pasted is about name services, not printing.  XP being XP, have
you tried setting the samba box up for port 139 instead of 445?

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> it isn't fixed.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
>
>> 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
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