The wizard asks if you want to print a test page. You should always test the connection.

Chapter 15 ✦ Printing on a Network Figure 15-22: Use the dialog box to specify printing information.

7. Click the drop-down list box and choose from the types of printing available: AppleTalk,

IP Printing, Rendezvous, and so on. If you’re using a print server, you’ll be using IP Printing. 8. In Printer’s Address, type the IP address of the printer or print server. 9. Optionally, you can choose a queue name or use the default queue name that appears on the PC.

10. Choose the printer model. Check the documentation with your print server to decide

which driver to use. The print model driver might use a generic driver, a known driver, or another type.

11. If you chose a specific model, click the model name, as shown in Figure 15-23.

Figure 15-23: Click the Model and Model Name of the printer. Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers

12. Click Add. The larger Printer List dialog box disappears and the smaller Printer List dia-

log box remains, with the added printer see Figure 15-24. Figure 15-24: The installed printer Printing between Windows and Linux You can print between Windows and Linux using the Samba application with your Linux dis- tribution. You can use the smbprint script in Samba to do the printing. The script itself con- sists of at least 50 lines of code, depending on the distribution you’re using. You can locate help on the Internet for creating or even copying the smbprint script for Samba and your dis- tribution of Linux. You can also use commands using straightforward lpr, if your printer knows how to talk LPD for line printer daemon; LPD is defined at the end of this section. lpr is a command that enables printing using an IP address. You can use lpr in Linux, Unix, Windows, or any operat- ing system using TCPIP; however, the command is most useful in Linux because Windows has utilities that automatically configure the command for you. Again, find these commands for your distribution on the Internet. If you want, you can use software to help with printing from Linux to Windows and back again. A program by NeTraverse called Win4Lin is available that enables you to install Windows 98 as an application that runs on Linux. Installation is difficult; but if it works, you start Windows and it appears in a window on your desktop. You can then print, and use Windows applications, from the Linux machine to any networked Windows printer. One of the easiest methods of printing is using a print server, as described previously in this chapter. Remote Print Manager RPM offers complete LPD printing software that is designed for Windows platforms over a TCPIP network. RPM enables users to customize print jobs from host systems including Linux, UNIX, mainframes, and other Windows systems. LPD is a protocol that is used on the Internet, in Linux, and in Unix for communicating between clients and servers. When you use LPD in a command or you use the LPD printing software, you make communication between the computer and a printer possible. You can also find other solutions on the Internet. Check www.justlinux.com and www.experts-exchange.com. Troubleshooting Printing As you know, many things can go wrong with printing, especially printing on a network. Sometimes the answer is a simple one, and often it is complex. You should always consider the most basic printing problems and solutions before delving into the more complex ones.