<div>On 1/24/07, Kelly L. Fulks <<a href="mailto:kfulks@knology.net">kfulks@knology.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> 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. <<a href="mailto:dhcolesj@gmail.com">dhcolesj@gmail.com </a>> 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! >> >> -- >> kubuntu-users mailing list >> <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> >> > 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. <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/attachments/20070115/88a397ea/attachment.htm">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/attachments/20070115/88a397ea/attachment.htm </a></blockquote><div> thanks for the link.. I'll check it out! </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">-- Kelly L. Fulks Home Account near Huntsville, AL -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>