I recently started using Slackware 9, after using Mandrake for a couple of years. I want to set up CUPS on Slackware and run it with Samba so that my Windows 2000 machine can send print jobs to the printer that is connected to the Slackware machine.

I have Samba working properly (my Win2K machine can see the folder I am sharing). I have CUPS installed as well, but I can't seem to get any print jobs from the Win2K machine to successfully print. The Win2K machine sends the print job, and I can see the job in my print queue, but the printer never prints. I'm not sure if there is something that I need to add to my smb.conf file, or my cupsd.conf file. Below is my smb.conf file. Can someone recommend how to fix the problem?

Set printcap name to the location (full path) of your printcap file.
For example:

Still doesn't work. I can print locally from my Slackware box, but still not from my Win2K box.

Also, the print command requires the absolute path to the command.

It still doesn't work. I'm beginning to wonder if the problem is with CUPS and not Samba. I remember when I used Mandrake, and ran 'iptraf', I would occasionally see the CUPS daemon broadcast over my LAN. But I don't see that when I run 'iptraf' with Slack. Although when I do a search, on my Win2K machine, for the Slack machine it shows the folder that I am sharing through Samba and my the printer connected to the Slack machine.

The printcap name and the print command are the only two things I noticed.

In which queue ? (Win2k or Linux)
If the print job appears in the Linux queue, then the problem is with CUPS, not Samba.

If none of this works, the only other thing I can suggest is to remove the print command and let Samba use its default.

In the Linux queue, in /var/spool/cups, I can see what appear to be print jobs. They are labelled c00001, c00002, c00003, etc.

I've tried everything, tinkering with the smb.conf file and with the cupsd.conf file, but nothing seems to work.

samba is really not needed, just try this!!!!

Print from a Linux box to a shared Windows 2OOO printer using LPD
Install TCP/IP Print Services on the Windows 2OOO box:

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network and Dial-up Connections
-> Advanced Menu -> Optional Networking Components -> Tick Other Network
File and Print Services -> Click Next and fol1ow the prompts.

Enable TCP/IP Print Services on the Windows 2OOO box:

Start -> Settings _> Control Panel -> Adminîstrative Tools ->
Services -> Doub1e Click TCP/'IP Print Server -> Change Startup type
to Automatic -> Click OK

Ensure the Windows printer is shared out as you normally would and has the correct permissions to allow anyone to print to it.

Setup the printer in CUPS:
Administration -> Add Printer -> Give it a name -> LPD/LPR Host
or Printer -> lpd=//(server name or IP)/{printer share name}
(eg: lpd://1O.O.O.1O/HPLJ6P) -> Select your make and model.
Print a test page from CUPS to test it out.

Thanks, but I got Samba and CUPS to work afterall I downloaded the version of Samba and CUPS on Slackware's site and tinkered with my smb.conf file a little more, and now everything works.

Would you mind posting your configuration file (specially the printer configurations) now that it's working correctly? I'm having the same kind of problem here

My smb.conf file:
My printcap file: