[NTLUG:Discuss] Printer sharing from XP to FC6?

[John K. Taber]

I would prefer a cups interface, I think.

I do not know how to set up cups for a web interface.

I poked around with the Gnome GUI for printers, but did not see anything
obvious.

I also poked around on the wife's XP. It seems to want a named printer
or url to
the printer.

Could somebody give me, or point me, to more detailed instructions? I
think I need
them for both FC6 and XP.

Thanks 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Tony
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:52 PM
> To: leroy_tennison at prodigy.net; NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Printer sharing from XP to FC6?
> 
> Cups can provide the IPP printing also. IMHO i think the samba route
> is a bit long. Cups provides you with a web interface on localhost
> port 631 and then its just fill in the blanks for the type of printer
> and what driver and if you want to share it or not.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Leroy Tennison
> <leroy_tennison at prodigy.net> wrote:
> > John K. Taber wrote:
> >> My wife needs to use the printer while she is on Windows 
> XP and I am on
> >> Linux, Fedora Core 6.
> >>
> >> We had been using a data switch for the printer, but 
> something has gone
> >> wrong with her parallel port and it looks like I would 
> have to replace
> >> the motherboard to fix it, which task I'm deferring.
> >>
> >> If we are both running XP then she can access the printer 
> through my
> >> machine.
> >>
> >> How can I achieve the same via Linux? I don't understand 
> networking well
> >> enough to figure this out on my own.
> >>
> >> Our connection is via a router, both of us using an ethernet port.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > The first two replies are good alternatives, a third to 
> consider is IPP
> > printing.
> >
> > You say you are connected via a router, are both machines 
> on the same
> > subnet?
> >
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