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rockercya
April 2nd, 2010, 10:08 AM
hi

i have installed a ubuntu 9.10 desktop computer and i want to configure it to send print jos to a printer connected to a windows XP computer

How can i do that??


regards

chamara

adamantoi
April 2nd, 2010, 10:25 AM
the printer should be shared first. from xp, go to control panel, find the printer,and get the sharing properties.

rockercya
April 2nd, 2010, 10:44 AM
hi

the printer is already shared, i can print to it from other windows XP machines, but i how can i add the printer to the ubuntu machine?when i connect to the windows xp machine there is no printer icon displayed, but there is a directory call print$,

how can i print to the windows xp machine??

regards

chamara