Troubles with Samba and printing

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One more piece to the puzzle - the whole puzzle is below.

I ran lpc status on the debian box and this is what it said:

lp:
      queuing is enabled
      printing is enabled
      cannot examine spool directory
      :
      queuing is enabled
      printing is enabled
      no entries
      no daemon present
        :
      queuing is enabled
      printing is enabled
      no entries
      no daemon present

Not sure what is wrong with the spool directory. Also, why three sets of
results?

Thanks!

Mark Phillips
Phillips Marketing, Inc.
480 945-0798 office
480 945-9197 fax
mark@phillipsmarketing.biz

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From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Mark
Phillips
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:12 PM
To: Linux Users Group
Subject: Troubles with Samba and printing

I have a printer connected to a small Debian (stable woody) box. I want
to print from my Windows box using the drivers on the Windows box (the
Linux drivers for the printer are not very good). I did the following:

1. Installed the printer drivers on the Windows box (98 and 2000) and
tested printing through the parallel port. It worked.

2. Installed Samba and SWAT on the Linux box. I can talk to Samba using
Swat from the Windows box.

3. I started Add Printer on the Windows box, added a network printer,
found the samba machine and the printer, and added the printer to my
printers' folder.

4. I click on the newly installed printer, click on properties, and then
print test page. I get an error message (test page failed to print) on
the Windows box, but the samba log file is empty (the file is created,
however). If I open Notepad and try to send a print job, I do not get an
error, but nothing prints out and the log file is still empty.

I think my printcap file is wrong, but I am not sure. Here it is

# /etc/printcap: printer capability database. See printcap(5).
# You can use the filter entries df, tf, cf, gf etc. for
# your own filters. See /etc/filter.ps, /etc/filter.pcl and
# the printcap(5) manual page for further details.

lp|ij300|Compaq IJ300|Compaq:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :rw:       
        :sh:

# rlp|Remote printer entry:\
#         :lp=:\
#         :rm=remotehost:\
#         :rp=remoteprinter:\
#         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\
#         :mx#0:\
#         :sh:

This is my smb.conf file

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 192.168.1.200 (192.168.1.200)
# Date: 2003/09/23 09:25:51

# Global parameters
[global]
      workgroup = @HOME
      server string = %h server (Samba %v)
      security = SHARE
      encrypt passwords = Yes
      passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
      passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n
*Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .
      syslog = 3
      log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
      max log size = 1000
      dns proxy = No

[homes]
      comment = Home Directories
      create mask = 0700
      directory mask = 0700
      browseable = No

[printers]
      comment = All Printers
      path = /tmp
      create mask = 0700
      guest ok = Yes
      printable = Yes
      use client driver = Yes
      browseable = No

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Mark Phillips
Phillips Marketing, Inc.
480 945-0798 office
480 945-9197 fax
mark@phillipsmarketing.biz

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One more piece to the puzzle =
– the whole
puzzle is below.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

I ran lpc status
on the debian box and this is what it =
said:<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

lp:<o:p></o:p>

      queuing is enabled<o:p></o:p>

      printing is enabled<o:p></o:p>

      cannot examine spool =
directory<o:p></o:p>

      =
:<o:p></o:p>

      queuing is enabled<o:p></o:p>

      printing is enabled<o:p></o:p>

      no entries<o:p></o:p>

      no daemon present<o:p></o:p>

        =
:<o:p></o:p>

      queuing is enabled<o:p></o:p>

      printing is enabled<o:p></o:p>

      no entries<o:p></o:p>

      no daemon present<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Not sure what is wrong with the =
spool
directory. Also, why three sets of results?<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Thanks!<o:p></o:p>=

<o:p> </o:p>

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Mark =
Phillips<o:p></o:p>

Phillips =
Marketing, Inc.<o:p></o:p>

480 945-0798 =
office<o:p></o:p>

480 945-9197 =
fax<o:p></o:p>

mark@phillipsmarke=
ting.biz<o:p></o:p>

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<o:p> </o:p>

-----Original =
Message----- 
From:
plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Mark Phillips 
Sent: =
<st1:date
Month=3D"9" Day=3D"23" Year=3D"2003">Tuesday, September 23, =
2003</st1:date> <st1:time
Hour=3D"21" Minute=3D"12">9:12 PM</st1:time> 
To: Linux Users Group 
Subject: Troubles with =
Samba and
printing

<o:p> </o:p>

I have a printer connected =
to a
small Debian (stable woody) box. I want to print from my Windows box =
using the
drivers on the Windows box (the Linux drivers for the printer are not =
very
good). I did the following:<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

1. Installed the printer =
drivers on
the Windows box (98 and 2000) and tested printing through the parallel =
port. It
worked.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

2. Installed Samba and SWAT =
on the
Linux box. I can talk to Samba using Swat from the Windows =
box.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

3. I started Add Printer on =
the
Windows box, added a network printer, found the samba machine and the =
printer,
and added the printer to my printers’ folder. =
<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

4. I click on the newly =
installed
printer, click on properties, and then print test page. I get an error =
message
(test page failed to print) on the Windows box, but the samba log file =
is empty
(the file is created, however). If I open Notepad and try to send a =
print job,
I do not get an error, but nothing prints out and the log file is still =
empty.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

I think my printcap file is =
wrong,
but I am not sure. Here it is<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

# /etc/printcap: printer capability =
database.
See printcap(5).<o:p></o:p>

# You can use the filter entries df, =
tf, cf,
gf etc. for<o:p></o:p>

# your own filters. See =
/etc/filter.ps,
/etc/filter.pcl and<o:p></o:p>

# the printcap(5) manual page for =
further
details.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

lp|ij300|Compaq =
IJ300|Compaq:\<o:p></o:p>

       
:lp=3D/dev/lp0:\<o:p></o:p>

       
:sd=3D/var/spool/lpd/lp:\<o:p></o:p>

        :rw:       =
<o:p></o:p>

        =
:sh:<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

# rlp|Remote printer =
entry:\<o:p></o:p>

#       &nbs=
p;
:lp=3D:\<o:p></o:p>

#       &nbs=
p;
:rm=3Dremotehost:\<o:p></o:p>

#       &nbs=
p;
:rp=3Dremoteprinter:\<o:p></o:p>

#       &nbs=
p;
:sd=3D/var/spool/lpd/remote:\<o:p></o:p>

#       &nbs=
p;
:mx#0:\<o:p></o:p>

#       &nbs=
p;
:sh:<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

This is my smb.conf =
file<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

# Samba config file created using =
SWAT<o:p></o:p>

# from 192.168.1.200 =
(192.168.1.200)<o:p></o:p>

# Date: 2003/09/23 =
<st1:time
Hour=3D"9" Minute=3D"25">09:25:51</st1:time><o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

# Global =
parameters<o:p></o:p>

[global]<o:p></o:p>

      =
workgroup
=3D @HOME<o:p></o:p>

      server
string =3D %h server (Samba %v)<o:p></o:p>

      security
=3D SHARE<o:p></o:p>

      encrypt
passwords =3D Yes<o:p></o:p>

      passwd
program =3D /usr/bin/passwd %u<o:p></o:p>

      passwd
chat =3D *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n =
*Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .<o:p></o:p>

      syslog
=3D 3<o:p></o:p>

      log
file =3D /var/log/samba/log.%m<o:p></o:p>

      max
log size =3D 1000<o:p></o:p>

      dns
proxy =3D No<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

[homes]<o:p></o:p>

      comment
=3D Home Directories<o:p></o:p>

      create
mask =3D 0700<o:p></o:p>

      =
directory
mask =3D 0700<o:p></o:p>

      =
browseable
=3D No<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

[printers]<o:p></o:p>

      comment
=3D All Printers<o:p></o:p>

      path
=3D /tmp<o:p></o:p>

      create
mask =3D 0700<o:p></o:p>

      guest
ok =3D Yes<o:p></o:p>

      =
printable
=3D Yes<o:p></o:p>

      use
client driver =3D Yes<o:p></o:p>

      =
browseable
=3D No<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fo=
nt>

Thanks for any help you can =
provide!<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></fon=
t>

Mark =
Phillips<o:p></o:p>

Phillips Marketing, =
Inc.<o:p></o:p>

480 945-0798 =
office<o:p></o:p>

480 945-9197 =
fax<o:p></o:p>

mark@phillipsmarketing.biz<o:=
p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

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