[iBook] Windows Printing (this works, I did it)

[David Harris]

On Jul 23, 2005, at 2:29 AM, Angus Wallace wrote:

> I don't know much about this kind of thing, but Samba (generally) 
> refers to windows sharing (i.e. of files) across a network. Thus, it 
> could be a configuration issue from the XP end.
>
> the 'access denied' makes it sound like a password needs to be 
> entered.. this could be either on your ibook, or perhaps it's 
> something that needs to be configured on the XP box..
>
> Otherwise, search online for sharing printers with XP..
>
> Good luck,
> -Gus
>
> On 22/07/2005, at 10:35 PM, Alexandre Leroux wrote:
>
>> Hi list :-)
>>
>> I'm trying to print from my iBook to a XP machine (yes, sometimes I
>> have to deal with these ;-).
>>
>> I don't want to follow the instructions provided by Mike
>>
>> On 3/9/05, Mike Cole <colem at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> http://iharder.sourceforge.net/macosx/winmacprinter/
>>>
>>
>> because it is supposed to work directly in the MacOS X without having
>> to install Ghoscript and additionnal stuff. Here's where I'm stucked:
>> The printer is shared on the windows part, I can easily add the
>> printer in the Mac preferences (10.4.2), however, when I print I get
>> the following error:
>> NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
>> Unable to connect to SAMBA host, will retry in 60 seconds...
>>
>> On the mac side, I tried desactivating the firewall and sharing
>> everything, it does not work. Anyone as an idea?
>>
>> Thanks :-)
>>
>> Alex !

Hi:

I quite agree.

Does the Windows XP computer have a password to log in?  It's looking 
for an administrator to log in for authorization.
dmjh