system-config-printer can't find my remote printer ??

[Andreas Burger]

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William Case schrieb:
> Hi;
> 
> I feel foolish posting here.  This should be simple to do.  But I am
> stumped.  I have googled etc. and found nothing helpful.
> 
> I have a two computer home LAN.  The network is properly set up.  I can
> ping and ssh in both directions.
> 
> I have a working HP Photosmart C4200 series printer connected by USB to
> my BASEMENT computer. I am trying to set up printing for the UPSTAIRS
> computer over the LAN. system-config-printer on the UPSTAIRS computer
> does not detect the basement printer and none of the set up options it
> gives seems to work.
> 
> I would like the printer setup to 'just work' before I turn the UPSTAIRS
> computer over to a non-IT person who has just come off of using
> WindowsXP.

just a simple question: did you share the printer on the
basement computer?
(and iptables allows connetions to lpd?)

regards
andreas
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