Re: [Hampshire] "seeing" a USB printer on a network.

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Author: Mike Burrows
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] "seeing" a USB printer on a network.
Mike Burrows wrote:
> Hello Folks.
>
> I have a doze box hosting a shared brother usb printer on a network.
> The same box accesses directories on my Sarge Box via samba (of course
> :-) . I have installed the printer using the web interface for CUPS
> (having installed the brother driver which has already been written!)
> But can't print a test page.
>
> Can Linux clients "see" a usb printer on a doze host via samba?

Hi Folks.

Before I give up on CUPS and Samba, can I just confirm that this should
at least be doable please?

cheers
Mike