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    Tofloor
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    deepin
    2025-06-24 02:34
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    I'm trying to connect to a networked printer via samba that requires authentication. I'm not really sure what to do. I asked IT for help, but they don't support linux so if I want to be able to print, I'm on my own.

    I have the server address and also the port. I put in the server address with printer name, install the driver, but then the test page never prints. I've tried putting in the ip, but that also doesn't work and it never pops up asking for authentication.

    For example, I put in

    smb://serveraddress.edu/PTR-B128-GEO

    or

    smb://###.###.##.55/PTR-B128-GEO

    I've also tried connecting to the print server folder via file manager and it asks for authentication and I can connect to the folder, but that doesn't seem to change anything.

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    yicold
    deepin product team
    20 hours ago
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    If you are using a Windows platform to share a printer, it is recommended to use the LPD print service. You can refer to this article with a translation tool to configure the printer: https://faq.uniontech.com/desktop/peripheral/2a49/6f3a

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