Sharing printer on XP for Ubuntu

[Carlos Alberto Alves]

Arun Shrimali wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> Is any body listening ??
> After googling I have found that lots of people are facing such
> problem and till now nobody has found solution. This setback me the
> implementation of Linux in my network.
> If some body spare time can look at these forums :
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=787166
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=797508
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5121638#post5121638
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/33007
> 
> regards
> 
> Arun
> 
> 
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I am trying to implement Ubuntu within the users of XP, where I am
>> finding difficulty to print on shared printer of  XP, from Ubuntu
>> node.
>>
>> I am using Ubuntu 8.04. One laserjet printer HP 1020 in installed on
>> XP PC and shared. All the other XP pcs/users can print through that
>> shared printer. But my Ubuntu PC could not detect that printer, I have
>> tried through
>> System > Administration > Printing > New Printer > Windows Printer via
>> SAMBA > Browse
>>
>> I can browse the PC but could not detect the attached shared printer.
>> I have even tried using IP address, but failed to detect the printer.
>> Firewall is off at both the PCs.
>> "Print Services for Unix" is also installed on XP PC.
>>
>>
>> Can any body help me out to connect to shared printer.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Arun
>>
> 
> Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:49:55 -0400
> From: David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>
> Subject: Re: sharing printer on XP for Ubuntu
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,     not for general discussions"
>        <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Arun Shrimali wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Is any body listening ??
> 
> Yes, we are listening. If nobody answers it means nobody has a solution
> for you. And anyway somebody did answer you by the name of Paul. Did you
> do what he asked? Have you found the correct name for the printer?
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> ////////////////////////////////////////////
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> 1. XP printer sharing give only one name (under printer properties)
> 2. HP 1020 plus, does not have the network option, thus could not
> directly connect to the network. (as suggested by Terry Snyder Jr.)
> 3. Using caps for domain name, PC name and printer also does not help
> (as suggested by Dubh Aingeal)
> 
> I would to further experiment till i exhaust ........
> 
> Arun
> 
Have you already taken a look at...
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_4000
I have tried HPLIP with my HP Laserjet 1020 and it worked a LOT better 
with "foo2zjs". ;-)
HTH,
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