need help adding printer in cups, through SMB4K (samba)

ben_build#2.1.0 · 01-03-2005, 12:02 PM

ok, I've been trying to add a printer my network. However when I go to the cups configuration page, it asks for a printer Device URI. how do I find the URI out?

I'm trying to add a printer through cups and smb4K, through a Mandrake 10.1 box. The printer's drivers are fine (HP Photosmart), and printerdrake doesn't seem to be able to find a remote printer. Also, the printer is shared on the windows XP machine, and I can transfer files fine with samba from XP and Mandrake 10.1

Peacedog · 01-03-2005, 06:00 PM

The device URI should resemble this.

smb://username:password@WORKGROUP/server/printername

good luck.

ben_build#2.1.0 · 01-04-2005, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peacedog
The device URI should resemble this.

smb://usernameassword@WORKGROUP/server/printername

good luck.

just curious, woud /server/ be the IP address computer that the printer is attached to? or would it be the computer's name?

ben_build#2.1.0 · 01-04-2005, 09:45 AM

ok, samba can see a printer now on my workgroup, but I cannot mount it, due to an error that states "SMB4K cannot handle printer shares yet".

does anyone know what this means? Google comes up with nothing.

andrewdodsworth · 01-04-2005, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ben_build#2.1.0
just curious, woud /server/ be the IP address computer that the printer is attached to? or would it be the computer's name?

computer's netbios name

Peacedog · 01-04-2005, 05:19 PM

Can you print a test page from cups? Can you see the printer from the cups interface?
good luck.