Fedora 15 Network Printer Problems

[Aaron Konstam]

On Fri, 2011-06-10 at 15:55 -0400, Bill wrote:
> On 06/10/2011 03:11 PM, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote:
> >> cups is normally configured to listen just on localhost (that is, NOT
> >> through network connections). From /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, you need to
> >> change this line:
> >>
> >> Listen localhost:631
> >>
> >> to:
> >>
> >> Listen localhost:631
> >> Listen 192.168.2.3:631
> >
> > You probably need to mess with this too, in the same file:
> >
> > # Restrict access to the server...
> > <Location />
> >     Order allow,deny
> >     Allow localhost
> > </Location>
> >
> > - Mike
> 
> Dr., there was a third line in cupsd.conf: "Listen 
> /var/run/cups/cups.sock"; so I put "Listen 192.168.2.3:631" between the 
> two lines already present. Also added "Allow localhost" as recommended.
> 
> Having done that, three things have changed: (1) I now get a 403 
> Forbidden page when attempting to access the desktop from the laptop via 
> the browser, and 2) I noticed that from the cups interface on the 
> desktop (the remote machine to which the printer is connected) that 
> though the printer was meant to be shared, it isn't. So I modified the 
> printer from the administration page (still on the remote machine to 
> which the printer is connected) and checked the box to share it, and it 
> will not share it. Furthermore, 3) the laptop now detects the printer, 
> but when I attempt to print a test page, the job is held with the 
> comment that "/usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp failed".
> 
> Progress (and thank you very much), but what does the failure message mean?
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Bill

Thse lines should be in the file:
Listen localhost:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock

What third line are you seeing?
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