Sharing a Linux printer on a Windows network

thephotoman rantman_2000 at yahoo.com
Tue May 30 05:59:57 UTC 2006


thephotoman wrote:
> I'm currently trying to share a printer connected to my Ubuntu box with 
> the Windows network in the rest of the house.  Unfortunately, after 
> searching the forums and Googling my brain out, I've not found any means 
> of getting the Windows machine to even recognize the existence of the 
> Ubuntu box--or its printer.
> 
> So, I come looking for a guide to tell me exactly what I need to do to 
> share a printer on my Linux box with the Windows boxen throughout the 
> house--or at the very least, connect to the Windows network.
> 
> 

Never mind, source of frustration was a stupid mistake: I forgot to 
restart samba.





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