SAMBA and Windows

[Carlos Barros]

On 1/24/07, Kelly L. Fulks <kfulks at knology.net> wrote:
>
> Carlos Barros wrote:
> > Well, I really dont know how windows can print using ipp protocol..
> > maybe some soft???
> >
> > On 1/24/07, Howard Coles Jr. <dhcolesj at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wednesday 24 January 2007 05:44, Carlos Barros wrote:
> >> > Hi list!
> >> > I've spent last night trying to share a printer with my Windows XP,
> and
> >> > gave up. Well, the problem is: Windows ALWAYS ask for a password,
> >> > even to list the shares! And the worst, I had to manually sudo
> >> smbpasswd
> >> > user
> >> > to set a password (is there a GUI way????). Ok, here is my doubt:
> >> > Is it possible to make Windows access a share (and list available
> ones)
> >> > without a password?? I know Linux does this, but all you know,
> windows
> >> > is kinda stupid :)
> >>
> >> Will Windows not print through CUPS directly?  I'm sure you know the
> >> ipp://hostname.or.ip:631/printers/printerqueue format, and you
> shouldn't
> >> have
> >> to fool with passwords there.  I have an older Windoze PC here that I
> >> have
> >> setup to print through ipp, its just been a while since I have done it.
> >>
> >> As for a file share, it should ask for a password unless userids and
> >> passwords
> >> are the same.
> >>
> >> --
> >> See Ya'
> >> Howard Coles Jr.
> >> John 3:16!
> >>
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>
> Look back into the archive for a thread on "Cups for XP Clients".  Jordi
> Ferrando Fabra posted a message about this on 1/15/2007.  The reply to
> his post was "that worked great."  So if you follow the advice in his
> posting it should work for you as well.
>
> I have included a link to the article below.  Unfortunately Jordi
> Ferrando Fabra posted in HTML so you have to figure out what is HTML and
> what is CUPS in the message.
>
>
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/attachments/20070115/88a397ea/attachment.htm


thanks for the link.. I'll check it out!

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