Printer Configuration

[Gabe & Emily]

Chuck,

    Welcome to the list.  Just so we understand where you are coming from:

>I'm having trouble configuring a printer, or even seeing the files on my
Windows box.

One thing at a time. :)

Are you trying to set up the Linux box as a print server?  If so, does
printing work directly from the Linux box?  With the mention of "files" I'm
guessing that we are looking at just the print server part of the equation.
Then your problem is a samba one.  Of course, I would get the printer
working with the right drivers before trying to get the share working.

What printing system are you using?  LPRng or CUPS?

To some it might also be helpful to know what distro you're using.  Not that
there is a huge difference in what the answer might be, but some people feel
real comfortable using "their" distro and might be able to help with distro
specific tips.  The big difference will not be what the fix is but what
configuration tools might be available.

I'm guessing that a good SAMBA link or two will be the most help.  Here is
one that I found very useful:
http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/samba/samba-intro.html

Good luck,
Gabriel

> Hello PLUG,
>
>   I'm new to this list, and sort of new to Linux (except I used UNIX a
>   lot in the 80s). I've used Linux for development off and on for some
>   time, but have avoided worrying about using it as a serious
>   platform.
>
>   I'm having trouble configuring a printer, or even seeing the files
>   on my Windows box. I have (finally!) connected to the printer via
>   Samba using the GUI under System Settings in GNOME, but the printer
>   is confused (?). My printer is an Epson Stylus C82, and I selected
>   the Stylus C80 printer driver (which should work). I have tried both
>   GIMP drivers and various settings therewith and get a line here and
>   there and a lot of blank pages. I even tried the generic Postscript
>   driver but that just gave me raw postscript text. Any ideas for this
>   newbie? It is too bad that Linux is so hard to configure. If it were
>   as easy as Windows then I think even more folks would use it.
>
>   As I mentioned above, I'd also like to see my shared Windows drive
>   from my Linux box, and vice-versa.
>
>   Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Chuck Allison (The Harmonious CodeSmith)
>  Senior Editor, C/C++ Users Journal
>  cda at freshsources.com