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Printer problems with linux can you help me?

Asked by Trance24 (3311points) August 27th, 2008

Ok I have linux on my computer in which the printer is hooked up to. My grandparents computer is in the living room which has windows. I need to connect her computer to the printer in my room just like it was before I had linux. Their computer can not find the printer that is connected to my computer. I have no idea why. But it needs to be fixed before they kill me.

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robmandu's avatar

I know less than nothing about Linux… except that driver problems can be frustrating.

Anyways, make sure you’ve got the appropriate printer driver installed.

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bodyhead's avatar

What type of linux? You’ll probably need to share the printer through samba. You can share it to a windows computer no problem but there are a couple of steps involved.

If you tell me exactly what version of linux you have, I’ll tell you how to set it up.

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tWrex's avatar

Go to add a printer and network printer and try this first:
“Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network:”
ipp://youriphost:631/printers/yourprintersname

That’ll be the most un-obtrusive way first. If that doesn’t work you’ll need to install Samba and CUPS which will vary depending on your distro.

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