Re: [SLE] Networking CUPS?

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Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 15:54:17 +0200
To: SLE <suse-linux-e@suse.com>

Graham Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 02:16, you wrote:
>
>>Graham Smith wrote:
>> > The easiest way to solve this problem would be for myself to look at
>>
>>your
>>
>>
>>>settings in /etc/cups.
>>
>>Attached
>>
>>Server:
>>IP Address 192.168.0.1
>>Hostname Umalusi
>>
>>Client:
>>IP Address 192.168.0.2
>>Hostname Spy
>>
>>Printer:
>>Epson Stylus 800+ with ESCP2 using the Linux module for the 800 as there
>>was not one for 800+.
>>
>>
>>>I will have a look at the settings and send back the files with any mods
>>>required.
>>
>>Please comment the changes as then I can learn for next time.
>>
>>Very much appreciated!!
>
>
> I have looked at the files. The client.conf is OK. I have added a number of
> comments to the cupsd.conf. There were a few settings wrong which I have
> fixed. Also there was a few lines right at the end of the file which were
> definitely crap, which I have commented out.
>
> There are two main errors as far as I can tell, firstly the ServerName setting
> looked incorrect, replaced it with its IP address. Secondly you had missed
> the BrowseAddress setting.
>
> Just replace the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf with the one attached. You don't need to
> replace the client.conf in the other machine as it has the correct settings.
>
> See how you go and get back to me if it still doesn't work.
>
>
> For your information the security section in cupsd.conf has a certain syntax
> which starts with
> <Location / ........ >
> and ends with
> </Location>
>
> For example
> <Location />
> Order Allow,Deny
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> Allow From 127.0.0.2
> Allow From @LOCAL
> </Location>
>
> A large number of the security options are commented out and are only required
> if you want to further limit access to certain functions.
Thank you again Graham for looking at and editing the necessary files. I
have reverted back to the list in case it helps others.

I know, from Windows days, that the server must be booted first, ten the
clients. I did this specifically making sure the printer initialized.

I figured now, with the correct conf files, it would a simple matter of
pressing print on the Mozilla GUI on the client and the page would
automagically eject from the printer connected to the server. Alas I was
wrong. :(

I 'checked' the client settings via the Yast printer configuration but
all was in place. I noticed that the test failed when I tested
connectivity to the server in Yast. Assuming it was still going to work
I soldiered on...

...When I did press 'Print' on the Mozilla GUI I was presented with a
KPrinter GUI that said it was initialising and that it was connected to
Umalusi:631. NO amount of clicking on the close option or even looking
for kprinter under a terminal screen could get the KPrinter dialogs to
disappear. I also tried the printer manager from the printer icon on the
task bar with the same result. It actually took 2 reboots to rid myself
of the Kprinter dialogs.

So, now what needs tweaking? Especially since I get a 100msec ping reply
from the server when I ping 192.168.0.1 on the client side.

I assume that because I am getting a reply back on the ping that the
machines are 'talking' to one another. Where should I check error
messages after I have tried to print?

Where to next?

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