[CentOS] CUPS LAN printing problem (from Vista)

[Keith Roberts]

On Mon, 18 Jul 2011, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:

> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
> From: m.roth at 5-cent.us
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] CUPS LAN printing problem (from Vista)
> 
> Keith Roberts wrote:
>> I have my main machine running Centos 5.6, and it has a HP
>> Deskjet 810c printer physically attached to it. CUPSD
>> broadcasts in on my LAN as the default printer. I can print
>> to the default HP printer over the LAN, from a laptop
>> running Centos 5.6.
>>
>> However, I do have problems trying to print to this
>> same printer over the LAN, from a laptop running
>> M$ Vista.
>>
>> Has anyone been able to print from a machine running M$
>> Windoze Vista to their CUPS LAN printer running on Centos
>> 5.x please. All I need to know is yes, this works, or no
>> it's not possible.
> <snip>
> Dunno 'bout 5.6, but 5.4, 5.5, sure. We had people doing that.

Thanks Mark - that's all I need to know.

If it works for 5.4/5 there's not reason for it not to work 
on 5.6

Now I know it's possible to do, I will spend time on reading 
the documentation and seeking a solution myself.

I'm not looking to be spoon fed three times daily - LOL!

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