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title: Share Printer from Linux box to Windows
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author_email: sipp11@gmail.com
wordpress_id: 880
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date: '2013-10-22 10:37:56 +0700'
date_gmt: '2013-10-22 03:37:56 +0700'
categories:
- linux
- microsoft
tags:
- printer
- cups
- samba
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<p>Of course, I know it needed samba, but I had difficulty sharing one to Windows PC which I didn't really get into much since the day I moved away from Windows. This was what I did to get it work.</p>
<p><code>$ /etc/samba/smb.conf</code></p>
<p>Find these lines and uncomment them; if you can't find, type.<br />
<code>printcap name = cups<br />
printing = cups</code></p>
<p>[printers] section should look similar to this</p>
<p><code>[printers]<br />
   comment = All Printers<br />
   browseable = yes<br />
   path = /var/spool/samba<br />
   printable = yes<br />
   public = yes<br />
   guest ok = yes<br />
   create mask = 0700<br />
   use client driver = yes<br />
   path = /tmp<br />
</code></p>
<p>Then you have to restart samba.<br />
<code>$ sudo service smbd restart</code><br />
For some, you might have to use <code>samba</code> instead of <code>smbd</code>. That's varied by distros. However, after adding printer to your Windows box, you should be able to print. I find it's easier to navigate to <code>\\linux-box-name</code> in file explorer. Find printer there, then right-click to connect and add there. Add printer via Devices and Printer and auto discovery thing isn't impressed me 99% of the time.</p>