home network password request, in error.

mike mike at bristolreccc.co.uk
Wed Apr 28 15:39:19 UTC 2004


On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 10:53 -0400, Rory wrote:
> I installed Test 3.  Unlike any other distro I've ever tried, Fedora C2T3 
> recognized by home network (to one XP computer), found the shared folders on 
> the other computer and found the printer hooked to that computer 
> automatically, all during install.  Well done, Fedora!
> 
> But, when I try to open the shared folder or to print, I'm denied access. The 
> shared folders require a login and password.  The printer debug report 
> "access denied" error seems to support this.
> 
> However, there is no password or login required for this machine.  The XP 
> machine automatically logs on.  When trying other distros, I've never seen 
> this prompt.
> 
> Might this be a possible bug or is there a different solution?
> 
> Rory
> 
> P.S. I'm not sure if this is a bug or a newbie issue.  If it's the latter, my 
> apologies for posting it on this list and feel free to let me know where I 
> can find a newbie list.
>  
> ~Rory
> 

go back into printer config, edit the queue and type in guest as user
name in queue type - no password
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