Issues w/ cups-lpd

[Anne Wilson]

On Monday 13 November 2006 22:04, Jack Byers wrote:
>
> something very close to the following should allow seamless printing
> from winxp on your lan  to printer on your fedora linux system
>
> I got all of this from carla schroder book linux cookbook ch 14
> that ch 14 at one point was a freebie on the net...
>
> [root at bootp byers]# cat /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
> #see carla schroder linux cookbook p 246-249
>
> LogLevel info
> Port 631
> <Location />
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> Allow From 192.168.2.*
> </Location>
> BrowseAddress 192.168.2.255
>
> <Location /admin>
> AuthType Basic
> AuthClass System
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> </Location>
>
> ServerName 192.168.2.8
> [root at bootp byers]#
>
I had pretty well all of that set already.  I think the only difference was 
that I have 'Allow from @local' as well.

> then
> # /sbin/service cups restart
>
> you shouldnt   need to do anything re "raw"...
> configure the printer  on the cups interface  localhost:631 on your linux
> host
>
> that cups restart will broadcast your printer to your lan
> this is enough to serve all other linux clients on your lan, also any macs
> on osx
>
> from winxp box you need a couple extra steps
> install TCP/IP Print services from  xxxx/Other Network File and Print
> Services

I'm not sure what you mean by this.  I have File & Print Services enabled, 
TCP/IP configured and NETBIOS disabled.  I don't recognise your description?

> then   "Add Printer wizard"
> add the printer URI like this example:
>
> http://192.168.2.8:631/printers/hp22ufc
> that  /printers/  is necessary, a convention used by cups
>
>
> disclaimer: I know almost zilch about Windows
> I did manage using these instructions
> to get an old w98 box printing to my linux box
> last march just in time to print out forms from my w98 TaxCut.
> w98, for me at least, was a much tougher nut to crack;
> I needed a lot of extra w98 steps.... which idont have available right now.
> the xp instructions above are supposed to be all you need for xp.
>
The annoying thing is that I used to have this set up and working, both on XP 
and win98 boxes.  Like washing detergents, the 'new and improved' often turns 
out not to be :-)

Anne
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