Printing
CodeHeads
ch at code-heads.com
Sat Dec 3 23:58:33 UTC 2005
akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 03, 2005 at 02:08:27PM -0500, CodeHeads wrote:
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>Got a problem:
>>I had a networked printer from linux to linux working. The print server
>>is running FC4 and the laptop was running FC4 also. I redid the laptop
>>to FC2. and now I am getting errors of "Unable to get printer status
>>Client-error-forbidden".
>>
>>What is the path supposed to be for CUPS on the FC2 machine? I have
>>tried the following:
>>Server=IP Path=/var/spool/lpo
>>Server=IP Path=/dev/usb/lp0
>>Server=IP Path=/var/spool/cups
>>
>>The printer is a HP OfficeJet 5500 series. What I cannot understand is
>>I had it working when both machines where running FC4. Could this be a
>>problem or is it permissions. Yes, the printer is shared. :)
>>
>>Thanks,
>>~WILL~
>
> This is complicated for several reasons. Print sharing never really
> worked on FC2 as it does on FC4.
>
> Now the correct way (read the easiest way) to print through a server
> from a client in FC4 is to define the printer on the FC4 server using
> the CUPS web interface (localhost:631).
> Then on the client do not define it as a cups printer at all but in
> the file: /etc/cups/client.conf
> Change the line:
> ServerName myhost.domain.com
> to point at your print server.
>
> In FC4 that is all you need to do to print to the printer from the client
> through the server, If the printer is defined in any way on the client
> remove the definition. But be careful. Remove the definition of the
> printer before you change the client.conf file because a definition of
> the printer will appear on the client transferred from the server once
> you have altered the client.conf file. Actually it may take 30
> seconds to appear.
>
> This is how it works under FC4. I have never tried this on an FC2
> machine but it is worth a try.
>
> If that does not work we can answer you original question once you
> clear up where are you trying to set these addresses because none of
> them look to useful to me. lp0 should certainly never appear network
> printer definition.
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Aaron Konstam
> Computer Science
> Trinity University
> telephone: (210)-999-7484
>
Oh, forgot the mention the print server is FC4. The client is FC2.
~WILL~
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