[Nottingham] printing - cups to windows

[mike at redtux.org.uk]

> I'm trying to get my linux laptop to print to a shared hp940C on a winXP
> machine currently shared with a direct network cable connection - right
> now I
> don't have the time to migrate this box to linux...
>
> The printer works fine, and will share with the same laptop if booted in
> windows, so it looks as though the sharing is configured ok. I can browse
> to
> shared folders on the server machine with smb, so it looks as though file
> sharing is working ok. Trouble is, I can't get the b*gg*r to print from
> linux.
>
> I've been trying to add it using the cups web interface, but this doesn't
> appear to test the connection. The KDEprint wizard gets as far as testing
> the
> printer, then requests a username and password and trys to print a test
> page
> if I give root... then... nothing from the printer.
>
> I'm in the process of trawling google/cups/linuxprinting but does anyone
> have
> any idea in the meantime. I think I like the look of cups for windows, as
> I've had success with IPP in the past, but that doesn't appear to be
> available yet....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave

have you tried username guest and blank password?
>
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