Printing from networked XP to local linux printer

[Tim Frost]

On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 19:09 +0000, R Kimber wrote:
> After two days of trying, I'm starting to wonder if I'm attempting the
> impossible. However, the howtos on the web seem to imply that it is
> straightforward, though they are somewhat confusing. Some say you need
> samba, others says it can just be done with cups. I've followed
> instructions for using cups (it seems to be made all the harder by
> Ubunutu disabling web-based admin tasks: groping around the config
> files isn't very human-friendly)
> 
> I have a working printer on the linux box and I have a working wireless
> network. The two machines can ping each other, and I can establish an
> ftp connection. What I can't do is set up the XP machine to use my linux
> printer.
> 
> I've allowed the XP machine to use port 631 on the linux firewall, I've
> given it permission in cupsd.conf. 
Have you told cups to listen on all IP addresses?  The default setup on
ubuntu is to listen on 127.0.0.1:631 only.

Comment the line
	Listen 127.0.0.1:631
and uncomment
	Port 631


Restart cups, then test (using "telnet <linux IP> 631") that you can
connect to cups.

>  I've edited the XP HOSTS file and
> put in the Ubuntu box address, but the XP box always complains that it
> can't connect to the printer when I try to set it up with
> http://<linux box name or even IP address>:631/printers/DeskJet-520
> 
> What else should I be doing?  Or should I give up?
> 
> - Richard.
> -- 
> Richard Kimber
> http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
>