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Using Windows printers from Unix guest
Posted: 28. Apr 2009, 17:37
by thuette
I'm running Virtual Box 2.2.0 on a Vista host with Kubuntu 8.04 guest. I can print from the guest to printers attached to the network, but this circumvents Windows' print queue management. Is it possible to print from the Linux guest to a Windows printer installed on the Vista host?
Thanks,
Thomas Huettemann
Re: Using Windows printers from Unix guest
Posted: 28. Apr 2009, 17:41
by vbox4me2
Sure, share the printer, add tcpip printing support on the Host, then lpr away from Linux Guests.
Re: Using Windows printers from Unix guest
Posted: 29. Apr 2009, 17:14
by thuette
Thanks for the reply!
vbox4me2 wrote:Sure, share the printer, add tcpip printing support on the Host, then lpr away from Linux Guests.
Guess I need some more help - how do I add "tcpip printing support" on Windows? I have enabled file and printer sharing on the host, and shared the printer, but cannot "see" the printer from the guest (neither as a network printer, nor as a SAMBA shared printer). What am I missing?
Re: Using Windows printers from Unix guest
Posted: 29. Apr 2009, 17:33
by vbox4me2
Its called unix printing:
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