Comments on: How to add a Windows/Linux network printer in Ubuntu 9.10

By: peter

peter — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:41:36 +0000

Hello
my printer kyocera taskalfa 180 is not listed and i cant get linux drivers for it. what do i do??

By: Dan Simhony

Dan Simhony — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:15:22 +0000

What if my Windows printer is not listed – say Brother MFC-5440CN?

By: No network printer after upgrade

No network printer after upgrade — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:16:18 +0000

[...] may help. It is an older version of Ubuntu, however I don't think much has changed here. –>http://heatware.net/linux-unix/add-i…-ubuntu-linux/ I have added a windows printer form an XP system, however, XP died, and after the re-install, the [...]

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:23:09 +0000

A very well presented description. Lots of screen shots, which always makes for easy following. HOWEVER like so many tips on computers they fall over when what you see is not quite what was shown.
In my case I have Windows network with a Brother HL-2040 on an XP m/c that can be seen from all the other Windows computers both XP and Vista.
A printer connected to the Ubuntu m/c can be seen by all the Windows computers. File sharing works OK both ways. Connecting the Brother to the 9.10 loaded the software onto the Ubuntu with a mouse click. BUT in the SMB Browser when asked for a Driver there is no 2040. If a 2060 is selected and the install finished then when trying to print the printer endlessly “prints” blank pages. May be the 2040/2060 is not good enough. There is a 2040 Driver installed on the 9.10 m/c and it works locally so why does the list not pick up the 2040. Something is flaky.

By: stmp

stmp — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:02:07 +0000

Iḿ a ubuntu virgin. Just saying that I had to first click:

Printer Configuration/Server/Connect…/Connect

before the Server>New>Printer button became available to me

By: Ben Trombley

Ben Trombley — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:49:26 +0000

Thank you this was very helpful