Printing From Windows XP to an Ubuntu Shared Printer

I was having difficulty connecting from a Windows XP system, to a printer shared on Ubuntu 7.10, yet I had no problem connecting from a MAC. Assuming you already have Samba installed and enabled, there were two key items that solved the problem.

First, Create a Samba User by typing the command “smbpasswd -a username”

The “username” must refer to an existing account, then you will be prompted to create a Samba password. Use this username and password when adding the printer in windows.

Second, to add the printer in Windows XP, I had to use the following url in the windows “add printer” dialog: http://<hostname&gt;:631/printers/<printername>

The helpful information on the add printer dialog can be found here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkPrintingFromWinXP

Please let me know if you have had a similar experience!

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