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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Debian to MS Print

On Sat, Oct 15, 2005 at 10:24:01PM -0400, Robert Echlin wrote:
> Hi,
> I am running Debian 3.1.
> I need to print to the Canon printer via Win XP on one of the other 
> computers in the house.
> 
> I can see all the shares, and see the contents, using my username with 
> no password to access them.
> I have a share mounted from that computer.
> 
> I tried to use foomatic-gui, but no go.
> It won't find it when you ask it to find network printers - that seems 
> to mean workgroup printers that have ethernet ports.
> I have no idea what to type in the dialog box to tell it to find the 
> printer manually.
> 
> Any idea what tool I should be looking for?

I've always printed to windows printers using printtool.  Package of the
same name.   It was originally a redhat tool, but it was included in the
debian package pool.

hope this helps,
mh

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