smb printing

[Michael Goffioul]

> Bertjan Broeksema wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've a machine with winXP on it. And to that machine is an Brother HL1230 connected. I've shared
> it, and i can use it on my win 2k machine.
> 
> On my linbox i'm running: slackware 8.1 with KDE 3.1. I tried to install my printer via KDE
> printing manager. The point is, i can browse the network when i choose smb printing, i even see
> the host where the printer is connected on. But the printer isn't there. Can anyone give me a hint
> at what to do?

What do you have when executing in a terminal:

smbclient -L HOST -N

1) replace HOST with the actual host name
2) if you need regular authentification instead of anonymous access,
remove the "-N" flag.

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