[svlug] Setting up shared printers.

[Paul Zander]

I have been experimenting with setting up Linux at my work.  The one 
thing I am having trouble with is printing through the windows print 
server.

First I tried Mandrake 8.1.  The printDrake dialog boxes seemed to work 
fine, but nothings comes out the printer.  Here are some specifics:
*  In PrintDrake for share, I enter //printers/HP5si.  If I come back 
later, the share box is just HP5si, but the server name is now printers.
*  In PrintDrake, I also tried entering the IP address and the server 
name.  Later the IP address is blank.
*  lpq says "Printer ready and printing" and then shows queue of jobs I 
have attempted to print.  Meanwhile the printer is idle.
*  /etc/printcaps is either totally blank, or contains just the name of 
the printer.
*  `ps -ef |  grep lpd`  does NOT show the printer daemon.

Next I tried S.U.S.E.  7.2  Similiar results.

Later our IT guy lent me Red Hat 8.0.  Using printtool and the same 
answers as I tried for the other distros, the printer works!
* Printtool for share, I enter //printers/HP5si  This value is still 
there later.

So the problem is not the hardware or the network, but something subtle 
with Mandrake and S.U.S.E.   What am I missing in the install?