Cups problem

Aaron Konstam akonstam at sbcglobal.net
Thu Dec 13 14:43:52 UTC 2007


> >>>
> >>>       
> >> I've done a "rpm -e --nodeps cups" then "yum install cups" and got to 
> >> the point where
> >> thunderbird and firefox send a print request to my HP PSC 2110 but is 
> >> not printed out.
> >> I still cannot open "localhost 631" 'Unable to connect'.
> >>     
> > ----
> > how about in firefox...
> >
> > http://localhost:631
> >
> > ?
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >   
> comes up with "Unable to connect"
> 
>     david
It seems to me there are only two possibilities:
1. cupsd is not running. What does : ps aux -columns 256 |grep cupsd
return/
2. Your /etc/hosts file does not define a localhost. Use the ip number
of ypur machine rather than localhost.
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