Printer sharing

[Stephen A. Bungay]

Well, the first problem is that it is a canon mp250 which the linux printer database says is a 'paperweight', that is to say does not work under Linux, as many Canons do not. I do not know if there will be a problem with Windows 7 not playing nice with Linux.


Rigved Rakshit <r.phate at gmail.com> wrote:

>>
>> I am trying to share a Canon MP 250 attached to a windows 7 computer.
>> I have tried ipp as well as Samba.  It appears the problem is W7 does
>> not recognize the password.  I can share files back and forth just
>> fine.
>>
>> In ipp I entered 192.168.0.8:631  in host and printers/Canon (the name
>> I gave the printer on the W7 machine).
>>
>> In Samba WORKGROUP/192.168.0.8:631/Canon.  I have tried using
>> HomeGroup which is the W7 configuation.  I have tried dropping the
>> :631.
>>
>> In each instance when it asks for a user name and password, I am told
>> the password may be incorrect.
>>
>> Any assistance would be appreciated.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>> gary
>> (GMT+1)
>>
>
>Open up the terminal and type: sudo gedit /etc/hosts.allow
>Type in your password.
>Then add this line to the file:
>
>ALL:192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
>
>Save the file. Now try logging into your samba workgroup.
>
>Note: The line mentioned above says "ALL" to make it easier for you in
>future. But actually, you can replece "ALL" with a list of services, each on
>a separate line. These services can be sshd, samba, cups etc. You will have
>to read up the actual documentation on the /etc/hosts.allow file for more
>deatails.
>
>Best Regards,
>Rigved Rakshit
>
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