[NTLUG:Discuss] Samba/Smoothwall Printing issue

Stephen Davidson gorky at ispwest.com
Tue Jul 13 06:17:21 CDT 2004


Greetings.

I have the following setup;

   -- Box3 (with Samba/Printer) -- WLAN
   | - Guest Network
   |  DMZ (Orange)
Smoothwall -- LAN (Green) ---Multiple Computers
   |
   |
 Internet (Red Zone)

I am trying to get a Win98 machine in the "Green" Zone (Internal Nework) 
to print via Samba to a printer in the Orange Zone, specifically the one 
on Box 3 (aka Blue, cause of its coloring).  I can access the Home Share 
no problem, and the printer comes up as (available) initially, and I can 
see it in when using Explorer to browse Blue.  But when I try to print 
to it, it comes back as "Offline-User Intervention required".  But I can 
print to it no problem from Blue, the machine that this printer is 
attached to.

So, what is the last step missing?   Do I need to open some ports in 
Smoothwall?  If so, which ones, and how? (Sorry, I am a complete newbie 
when it comes to firewall configuration).

Regards,
Steve
                 

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