[Bug 368273] [NEW] Jaunty 9.04 Blind to XP's Shared Network Printer

[Ed Comer]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: smbclient

I am using Ubuntu Jaunty 9.10 e/w all current updates. 
smbclient: Installed: 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3

First let me state that the Windows Networked/Shared printer can be
utilized just fine by two other Linux computers on mine - (1) a Dell 910
Netbook running Ubuntu 8.04 and another computer running Xubuntu 8.10. I
print just fine from these machines, but NOT Jaunty 9.04.

There are a number of posts in GENERAL regarding Jaunty having various
problems with Networked Printers, but none quite like my problem. I feel
that this is actually a networking/SAMBA issue, so that is why I posted
it here.

When I try to add a printer attached to and shared on my Windows XP box
with System->Administration->Printing, New->Network Printer->Windows
Printer via SAMBA, Browse - I get right up to where clicking the little
gray diamonds should reveal a networked printer and Poof the dialog
crashes and is gone.

Note: Squirrel is the hostname of my Windows XP box.

If I browse Places->Network->Windows Network->MSHOME->SQUIRREL, the
Windows shares are seen but without a printer. Instead there is a
networked folder named Print$ which I suspect is the printer being
incorrectly recognized. I have attached an image of what I see in the
browse network window to my XP machine.

** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Jaunty 9.04 Blind to XP's Shared Network Printer
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/368273
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