Unable to locate printer

[Stephen Davies]

On 14/01/16 15:51, Berend De Schouwer wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-01-14 at 14:17 +1030, Stephen Davies wrote:
>> I have a Lexmark E120 network connected via ethernet.
>> Occasionally, attempts to print to this printer result in the subject
>> error
>> message.
>> So, the only resolution that I have found is to reboot the box. The
>> printer
>> then works for a while.
>> I'm not sure how long it lasts as I rarely print anything.
>
> Cups can remember printer errors, to prevent printing to a printer when
> the paper is out.  Sometimes remembering errors means it never, ever
> tries again, and you get the old error message.
>
> You can try 'cupsenable <printername>' the next time it happens instead
> of rebooting, to reset the error.  If that does work, you need
> something like 'lpadmin -p <printer> -o error-policy=retry-job'.  I've
> forgotten the exact spelling.
>
> There's an option to retry every 30 seconds.  I don't know if that's
> the default in f22.
>
> Also, ping <ip> -- check if it is down.  This will tell you if it's a
> cups or networking error.
>
Just had to reboot again to be able to print but will try your suggestions 
again now.
(ping worked before and after reboot)

Thanks,
Stephen

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