Network printer & windows network

[HerrSchafer]

Hi!

I use my notebook in my job and there's a huge windows network; I installed samba and cups but gentoo doesn't see the printer. I also cannot see the other machines in the network.
For testing purposes, I booted my note with a XFCE Sabayon live DVD and there was all the things there. I know that image uses systemd, but I want to make my openrc gentoo able to recognize the network (printer & machines).

Where do I start?

Thanks.
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[666threesixes666]

"cannot see the other machines in the network. " install gvfs + samba use flag...... reload thunar (or just restart like its a windows xp machine ) make sure you rc-update add samba default
"cant see printers" install samba with cups use flag.... make sure you rc-update add cupsd default

i take it your real machine uses xfce4 + openrc.

avahi + zeroconf use flags do some crazy things regarding detection of machines too. make sure you rc-update add avahi default too if you want to throw this in.

[HerrSchafer]

Yes, XFCE4 + openrc!

I'll do the USE changes and tomorow I'll test it!

Thanks!
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[imaginasys]

Same for me here,

You definitly need samba, avahi, zeroconf flag. But if, like me your shop is all windows wall to wall, you must be part of a windows domain.
To explore the domain, you need to be connected with a domain account. Check smb4k (kde) or use nautilus (gnome).
Also, your printer is attached to a windows file server, you will need the name or IP of the server and the share name of the printer.
Install CUPS and connect your browser at http://localhost:631 to administer printers.

If you have the IP address of the printer and tech info, you may try to access it directly without using the print server your printer.

If your admin is openminded you could include your machine in the windows domain with "likewise". Being part of the domain makes things easier.

Good luck,
Bernard

[HerrSchafer]

Hi!
One problem solved: I was able to print my docs at network printer; but I still unable to reach the macines inside the windows network. Thunar sees the network but gives me an error when I try to access it, as this Screen Shot shows.

Before someone asks, I have a valid login and password into this network and I CAN browse the shared files inside the machines.

Where do I going wrong?

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Sorry! The error message says:
Failed to open "NETWORK"
Failed to retrieve share list from server: Success.
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“Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.”
― John Milton

[imaginasys]

Hi,

Read this excellent documentation : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/thunar

It's from Arch but it stays the same for gentoo.

[HerrSchafer]

@imaginasys:

Great! Their wiki is quite complete. There is no packages gvfs-smb or sshfs in the portage tree as I found below:

[imaginasys]

If you're still on sabayon on CD/DVD with systemd you cannot use rc-update ... Try first : # systemctl status sshd ###Just to check status of sshd if it is active

If not enabled then do first : # systemctl enable sshd
then : # systemctl start sshd

It enable the service (it will be start at boot) and then it start it.

If service already active and running then do : # systemctl restart sshd
It will restart the service.

If you have no such service then install net-misc/openssh ...

There are differences between the old init system V and system D (note that D in roman number is 500 and V is 5 ... thus the name of systemd).

And regarding the missing gvfs-smb, I think that it is only matter of activating some use flag on gvfs. Are those flags active on your gvfs : samba, avahi, fuse, systemd ?

Check this link : http://en.znurt.org/gnome-base/gvfs and check the link to use flags.

And I suppose you have installed : xfce-gvfs-mount ? (http://en.znurt.org/xfce-extra/xfce4-gvfs-mount)

Regards,
Bernard

[HerrSchafer]

[HerrSchafer]

Nothing!
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― John Milton

[cwr]

The Samba installed on my (Gnome) desktop has no difficulty with Windows or Linux printers.
The USE flags are:

[HerrSchafer]

[666threesixes666]

gvfs requires samba use flag...

rebuild if it doesnt have it with it enabled

thunar may need rebuilding once gvfs + samba has it.

you may require a sane smb.conf, you may find one in my gists on github (same user name)

make sure samba, & avahi start at boot, and check they are running.

i know samba file sharing says that something is deprecated and when removed it will make it so you cant see other users computers.

[cwr]

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