Almost sharing printer to XP. Solved

[nilsA]

Thanks to all the good help here - and searching the Internet - I got my dual Pentium PC on Gutsy Gibbon. Makes for a much, very much faster PC.

I've got my Samba network going (some tweaking), the Lexmark Optra E+ LP printer added (all graphical).

From Windows I can both double click on the printer on the Kubuntu PC w/printer, and find it from Add Printers.

However: How do I get the correct driver? Should it be the one that followed the Lexmark? In Windows it isn't needed - the printer give the PC what is needed.

Some of the stuff I read indicate that I should get the driver from the Kubuntu PC?

Some of it propose to get some PS PPD to the Windows PC, and install also on the PC that holds the printer.

I have to admit - this make me too confused? What is it I should install on the XP computer in order to be able to print to the Kubuntu-attached printer?

[nilsA]

Re: Almost sharing printer to XP

Found this to add in my smb.conf file:

[PRINTERS]
  comment = All Printers
  path = /var/spool/samba
  printer = raw
  browseable = yes
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
  guest ok = yes
  writable = no
  printable = yes

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers

The last part is probably not necessary if the printer is installed this way:

At the Windows PC, open network and find the Kubuntu PC with printer. Then double click on the printer shown, and give use-rname and password as appropriate.

There then is an option to install the printer driver. The simplest way is to install the windows driver.