Can't print to network printer?

[Jeff Waddell]

I'm trying to print to a network printer via SMB (Epson 880), and am having
problems doing it. I believe it may have to do with the printer driver, but
I'm not sure.

I mounted the workgroup computer with the printer and double clicked on the
shared printer I want to use. When it told me a driver was not available on
the server and asked me for a driver, I selected the Epson 880. When I went
to print a test page, it wouldn't print.

I believe my issue has to do with the Epson driver becouse when I deleted it
and re-installed with the Generic text driver instead of the Epson, it would
print. Just not with formatting and color.

So, does anyone know what might be going on, and what I may be able to do to
fix it?

Thanks!
-Jeff

 

[Joe]

Hey Jeff, Everything looks good there w\ what you stated
about the sharing and making sure it was under the same
name "workgroup" but I think your problem is in the Epson
driver. You said it installed a generic one...that's no
good. If it couldnt find your Epson driver when you
installed that printer then reinstall the Epson driver
from the original disk onto the server or workstation and
then reintsall the printer and point it to the driver
location. It should find it then and you whould be set
then.

Hope it helps.