LPD Service in Windows XP?

The LPR/LPD solution should work, as long as there is "IP connectivty"
between the two computers.

For example, the Win2K laptop is probably configured to use DHCP for IP
settings. If your home network does not have a DHCP server (e.g. an XP
computer with ICS installed, a router), you may not have any network
connectivity between the two computers at all. Can you "ping" between the
computers successfully?

You should be able to get normal Windows file and print sharing to work in
your situation, as long as there is connectivity as explained above.

Add a local user account on your home XP computer that has the same username
and password as your wife uses to logon to the work domain. Then, your XP
computer will "know" about your wife's user account and you should be able
to file and print sharing working.


--
Bruce Sanderson MVP

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.


"Jason" <wild_jason@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Cyberbear. I will try your second choice tonight.
> The reason I asked is because my wife has a Win2k laptop
> configured with cached credentials from her company. With
> this, I can not get her laptop to see my shared printer on
> my workgroup net (her laptop is set to her company's
> domain). I hope with LPD/LPR, her laptop will then be
> able to see and print to the shared printer.
>
> Tx....... JW
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >"Jason" <wild_jason@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:022c01c34f1c$7f7b4710$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> >> Does Windows XP Pro have a LPD service so that my LPR
> >> clients can print to my shared printer?
> >>
> >> Tx ....... JW

> >
> >You could try setting up Samba if it is available to you.

> Or you

> >could:
> >
> >Try going to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >

> Add/Remove

> >Windows
> >Components. Scroll down to "Other network file and print
> >services".
> >Highlight that and click the "Details" button. You will

> be able

> >to select
> >(and add) Printing Services for Unix.
> >
> >This should help you do what you need to do.
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >
> >.
> >

After installing the Print Services for Unix, any printer known on that
computer can receive print via LPD. You don't have to "share" the printer.

On the other computer (wife's?), you create a Standard TCP/IP port and add
the printer to that. Then, you modify the Properties of the Standard TCP/IP
port to use LPR, specify either the IP address or DNS name of the target
computer (probably the IP address of your's in this case) and set the "Queue
Name" to be identical to the "Printer Name" on the target computer.

If you need help doing this, post again.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.


"Jason" <wild_jason@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Bruce. Thanks alot for your post.
>
> I will create a similar account on my WinXP PC and try out
> your second suggestion. And yes, I have a DHCP network
> and I can ping to/from Win2K laptop - WinXP PC.
>
> I tried the LPD/LPR solution and it worked, but not as I
> planned. I installed the Print services for Unix ok on my
> Win XP PC, but I did not know who to "share" my local
> printer via LPD. So I de-installed the Unix Print
> Services and used a freeware app called "LPD-Win" instead.
> I got this solution to work (LPR configuration was simple
> on the Win2K laptop). I would rather use the WinXP LPD
> since it runs as a service (I think). The freeware app
> can not (I have not looked into how I can create my own
> user defined service, but I have seen it before).
>
> I will try out the suggestions tonight.
>
> ...... JW
>
>
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >The LPR/LPD solution should work, as long as there is "IP

> connectivty"

> >between the two computers.
> >
> >For example, the Win2K laptop is probably configured to

> use DHCP for IP

> >settings. If your home network does not have a DHCP

> server (e.g. an XP

> >computer with ICS installed, a router), you may not have

> any network

> >connectivity between the two computers at all. Can

> you "ping" between the

> >computers successfully?
> >
> >You should be able to get normal Windows file and print

> sharing to work in

> >your situation, as long as there is connectivity as

> explained above.

> >
> >Add a local user account on your home XP computer that

> has the same username

> >and password as your wife uses to logon to the work

> domain. Then, your XP

> >computer will "know" about your wife's user account and

> you should be able

> >to file and print sharing working.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Bruce Sanderson MVP
> >
> >It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the

> wrong question.

> >
> >
> >"Jason" <wild_jason@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:054701c34f90$b5697c60$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> >> Thanks Cyberbear. I will try your second choice

> tonight.

> >> The reason I asked is because my wife has a Win2k laptop
> >> configured with cached credentials from her company.

> With

> >> this, I can not get her laptop to see my shared printer

> on

> >> my workgroup net (her laptop is set to her company's
> >> domain). I hope with LPD/LPR, her laptop will then be
> >> able to see and print to the shared printer.
> >>
> >> Tx....... JW
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >
> >> >"Jason" <wild_jason@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:022c01c34f1c$7f7b4710$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> Does Windows XP Pro have a LPD service so that my LPR
> >> >> clients can print to my shared printer?
> >> >>
> >> >> Tx ....... JW
> >> >
> >> >You could try setting up Samba if it is available to

> you.

> >> Or you
> >> >could:
> >> >
> >> >Try going to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >
> >> Add/Remove
> >> >Windows
> >> >Components. Scroll down to "Other network file and

> print

> >> >services".
> >> >Highlight that and click the "Details" button. You will
> >> be able
> >> >to select
> >> >(and add) Printing Services for Unix.
> >> >
> >> >This should help you do what you need to do.
> >> >
> >> >HTH
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >

> >
> >
> >.
> >