Printing from Windows XP

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 20:22 -0500, Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> On 02/24/2010 08:12 PM, Craig White wrote:
> 
> > go to the Windows system, go to Start => Programs => Accessories =>
> > Command Prompt
> > 
> > and open a telnet session...
> > 
> > telnet hostname_OR_ip 631
> > 
> > and see if it responds and how it responds
> 
> The window clears to just a blinking cursor in the upper left.  (I
> thought I saw a passing "Connecting...." message before it cleared.
> 
> > type
> > 
> > QUIT
> > 
> > to exit the telnet session
> > 
> > let us know what happens
> 
> I see nothing echoed when I type QUIT, but the cursor advances 4
> characters to the right.
> 
> It sits and spins for a while, then the command prompt returns.
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That doesn't sound right to me.

if I telnet to a system via port 631...

Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
QUIT

Connection closed by foreign host.

something is blocking it.

Craig


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