printer sharing with Win XP

[Wade Smart]

01252006 1305 GMT-6

I finally got it. The wiki's are completely clear when you do not know 
what you are doing but I noticed that the line under Listen said Listen 
127.0.0.1:631 and I thought to add my computer address there - and that 
worked. Im happy.

Wade



Wade Smart wrote:

> 01252006 1215 GMT-6
>
> Yup. Did that. Im reading the Win2000 one now and then this one: 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkPrintingFromWin2000?highlight=%28From%29%7C%28NetworkPrinting%29
>
> To see if I can see something I did wrong.
>
> Wade
>
>
>
> Carthik Sharma wrote:
>
>>Wade,
>>
>>On WinXP systems you have to edit the hosts file to be able to connect
>>to the cups server.
>>http://www.owlfish.com/thoughts/winipp-cups-2003-07-20.html explains
>>this in detail.
>>
>>Carthik.
>>
>>On 1/25/06, Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>01252006 1142 GMT-6
>>>
>>>That one for NetworkPrintingFromWinXP, that is exactly what I have been
>>>looking for but getting it to work is not working for me.
>>>
>>>I followed what it said on the page but after restarting cups, I get
>>>error - cannot contact printer server  - when I try to access my
>>>printing preferences.
>>>
>>>Wade
>>>
>>>Peter Garrett wrote:
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>>Other hits ( for "network printing" )
>>>>
>>>>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkPrintingFromWin2000
>>>>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkPrintingFromWinXP
>>>>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NetworkPrintingFromMacOSX
>>>>
>>>>just type your search terms in the box at the top right.
>>>>
>>>>Peter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
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>>
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