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 shown in the Wiki FAQ, and restarted cups with the command  shown in the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#head-31236fe6767d32d8849819b22f0da7da5026023b Wiki FAQ], and restarted cups with the command

Here are some notes on how I enabled printing from Windows 2000 to a printer attached to an Ubuntu computer. There may be an even easier way, but note that I did not have to install samba.

  • On the Ubuntu computer, I made the changes to cupsd.conf

    shown in the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#head-31236fe6767d32d8849819b22f0da7da5026023b Wiki FAQ], and restarted cups with the command

    • /etc/init.d/cupsys restart

  • (Optional?) I installed the printer's driver on the Windows 2000 computer, using the CD that came with the printer. This installed drivers AND added a printer on LPT1. I deleted the printer on LPT1. Depending on the printer, Windows 2000 may already have the printer driver, so this step might not be necessary.

  • In Windows 2000, I selected Start->Settings->Printers, and double-clicked on Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard. I chose Network Printer, and I chose Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet. For the URL, I entered

    • http://192.168.1.2:631/printers/ML-1750

    Change "192.168.1.2" to the IP address of the computer to which the printer is attached. ML-1750 is the name of the printer on my Ubuntu computer. Change this to whatever you called the printer when you created it in Ubuntu. (Or find the name on the Ubuntu computer by selecting

    Computer -> System Configuration -> Printing.)

  • When I clicked Next, I got a warning that said 

       The server on which <etc...> . If you want to install the driver
   on your local computer, click OK.
    I clicked OK.
  • In the window that popped up, I selected my printer from the list and clicked OK.
  • In the next window, you may choose to make the printer the default printer for the Windows 2000 computer.

  • In the last screen, click Finish The printer attached to the Ubuntu computer should now be accessible from your Windows 2000 computer.

From SoniaHamilton Sat Mar 19 09:50:43 +0000 2005 From: Sonia Hamilton Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:50:43 +0000 Subject: cupsd.conf changes Message-ID: <20050319095043+0000@https://www.ubuntulinux.org>

See http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#networkprinter for changes to make to cupsd.conf

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