Anyone got it right to use the host's printer from a virtualbox guest? Linux has to download something to my printer to access it, so I can't install it as an XP printer in the guest OS. Samba the way to go?
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Using Linux printer from vbox guest
- Thread starter BigAl-sa
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Its does work what printer is it ?
Tks. Will have a go at setting it up this weekend.
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=152836
web
Executive Member
Ah HP's they are a pain but it will work in VB.
Tks. Will have a go at setting it up this weekend.
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=152836
Okay. Well then you shouldn't have any issues there either.
Well, I think I'll put this on hold until I get my adsl modem/router later this week. (Can't wait to disconnect iB.) All the Samba stuff seems to want a static IP address for the host, so I'll wait until I've got a router to hide behind.
Might be a little easier. Samba works hand in hand with your networking in order to um... work.
It's just sad, that it's so much easier to do the file & printer sharing thing on an m$ network (which is what Samba is trying to emulate)
It's just sad, that it's so much easier to do the file & printer sharing thing on an m$ network (which is what Samba is trying to emulate)
It is? I have absolutely no problem whatsoever doing file or printer sharing across my network.