Cannot print from Windows XP to Linux printer

[wprauchholz]

I setup a small server with Linux and WIndows client. CUPS is up and running and I can print from the FC4 workstation to the printer. I cannot find in all the threads the solution, so I appreciate every help from the community. THanks


SAMBA is setup as well and I can access from my WINDOWS box to the defind share.
Though what I am not able to is to setup SAMBA that it allows me to print from my WINDOWS box via the FC4 server to the printer.
Following some extracts
smb.conf
...
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[HP_LJ_1100]
comment = HP_LJ_1100
path = /var/spool/samba
writeable = yes
printable = Yes
printer name = HP_LJ_1100
use client driver = Yes
oplocks = No
share modes = No


Thanks for your help

[Donkyhotay]

The printer sharing is actually not located within samba but within printer configuration. assuming your using X go into printer configuration, select your printer and hit "edit", there will be a button at the bottom called "sharing". From there it's pretty straight forward, just specify whether you want all computers to print off the printer or limit it to specific NIC / IP's. Remember that once shared on the server your client needs to know where it is so you'll want to go back onto the windows box and add the printer through your control panel. When adding a network printer the name will require your printer name (as set up in printer configuration) and the server IP. As an example if you setup your printer name as printer1 and your serverIP is 192.168.1.83 then you would put: \\192.168.1.83\printer1 when windows asks for the printer name.