Topic: Printing without logging in?

[piedie]

Hi!

I have a SME server, with 6 XP Home clients and 2 Mac OS X clients.

When they want to print, they have to log in on the network, and because of WinXP Home they have to use Network neighbourhood etc to be able to log in. Is it possible to allow printing without logging on? Than they can log on if they want to for their files.

Thanks
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[taxaw]

mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/smb.conf/
cp /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/smb.conf/50printers /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/smb.conf/
mcedit /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/smb.conf/50printers

and change line : "guest ok = no"  to "guest ok = yes"

[taxaw]

Taken From http://smeserver.fr/astuces.php?astuce=smb_print_guest

[piedie]

Thanks!

[piedie]

Yes, it works fine, but I do have another serious printing problem now.

Two of the 8 computers in my network are macs. (OS X Tiger) I just can't get them to print. I tried the things i've found in this forum (in CUPS, as SMB printer), but no luck. Also, installing the printer local, and then changed the location to the server-location, but no.

The printer is an Epson AcuLaser C-1100. Not standard in cups, so i cannot 'normally' install it. I am really lost. Any help anybody? Thank you very much!

Pieter

[piedie]

By the way: users still have to login, or otherwise they'll get no access to the printer. Can't even add the printer in Windows, it is invisible. So it doesn't work. Anybody an other idea? Because of the users having XP Home, it would be great if they can print without the hassle of logging in. Thanks for any help...

[ryan]

SME 6 and previous used lpd as well as smb printing.  The share name is the "port" name when configuring clients to use lpr or IP printing.  You should be able to configure any Windows or OSX client to print to SME without having to logon.  WinXP will not recognize the local IP port when you create it, so you have to make it custom and make sure to enble the lpr byte count (i think is the name)  

I have done this many times.  If you go over the internet or across firewalls, lpd uses tcp port 515.  If you can ping your SME server, you should be able to print to it using lpd.

good luck.

ryan

[piedie]

Okay, but does this work for SME 7.0.2?

Thanks!