Network Printer Problem

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Joe Bissett <jbissett at hot-peppers.com> wrote:
> I have been trying to add my Ubuntu machine to my MSHOME network, and
> finally after installing 11.10, my machine magically appeared on the
> network.  Networking works well, except for my shared Brother HL-1440 laser
> printer.
>
> The printer is connected directly to a W98 machine (name=joe), and I am able
> to print without problems from it, or the XP machine.  The Ubuntu machine
> does not yet see the printer.
>
> I go to the printer set up screen, select "Network Printer", and try "Find
> Network Printer".  I have been unsuccessful entering MSHOME or the digital
> IP address of the router or the W98 machine to which the printer is
> attached.
>
> I then go to "Windows Printer via SAMBA" and enter mshome/joe/brother and
> click "Browse"
>
> The small "SMB Browser" screen appears, and after searching, if displays
> "joe", indicating it has found the connection to the W98 machine.  The "OK"
> button remains greyed out.  Clicking "Refresh" does not produce a different
> result.
>
> I am a total ubuntu command line novice, and like the way 11.10 seems to
> have made ubuntu more friendly to newbies like me.  I'm "guessing" that I am
> missing something simple in this intuitive set up dialog.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Thanks in advance, Joe


Windows 98 is very old, and I do not know if its outdated network
protocols work with Ubuntu. Have you tried connecting the printer to
your Ubuntu machine, and try to connect to it from Windows 98?

Also, have you considering installing a very light Linux distribution
on your Windows 98 machine? If you tell us your hardware specs, we may
find one Linux distribution suitable for it.



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