November 2010

NB: This procedure is used after the PC was configured to be accessible from a Windows network, as described in my Networking Guide.

 

How to print from an Ubuntu 10.10 pc to a printer attached to a Windows pc via a home network.

 

On the top-left Desktop bar, navigate to System > Administration > Printing

 

a Printer Configuration dialog opens >>

 

 

Select Add – a 'searching' dialogue displays briefly,

Then a New Printer dialog opens.

From the options offered, select Windows Printer via Samba >>

 

 

Then click Browse - a dialog SMB Browser opens to allow you to navigate your network to find the required printer >>

 

 

 

Select the required printer (Canon ip4300 attached to a pc called Novaquad-Office in this example) & click OK

 

You are returned to the New Printer dialog, where the path to your printer has been inserted.  

 

Click on Forward:>>

 

 


 

 

Now you need to select the exact model of your printer, (in my case a Canon Pixma iP4300):>>

 

 

Press Forward & then fill in a name for your printer (optional) and press Apply to install the printer >>

 

 

 

You are returned to the Printer Configuration dialog, which now shows the newly-installed printer:>>

 

 

The printer is now installed, & you are asked to print a test page.

 

D/click on the printer name, and the details of the printer will appear, which includes another option to print a Test page.

 

End of Procedure

 

 

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