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

[William Case]

On Sun, 2009-03-22 at 20:03 +0100, Andreas Burger wrote:

> > 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?

Yes

> (and iptables allows connetions to lpd?)

Right now I am running in Permissive mode.


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Regards Bill
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