Re: one printer on home network. How?

Leo <leowhiteway@xxxxxxxx> wrote in It%th.187340$YV4.142978@edtnps89:">news:It%th.187340$YV4.142978@edtnps89:

Lew Pitcher wrote:

On Jan 24, 2:34 pm, Leo Bing Whiteway <leowhite...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have one printer and 3 Linux boxes on my home network.
I have been using Google to try to find out how I can let all 3 Linux
boxes use this one printer. The printer is an HP-PSC-1410 and it works
fine on this computer. Can anyone point me in the direction to find
the info for this? I am pretty sure it can be done but I don't see
where to look. I am running VidaLinux 1.3.0.1 (actually a version of
Gentoo) but I also have Slack 11 installed and I don't really care
which Linux I use to do the printing. All three boxes have these Linux
versions. I used localhost:631 to set up the printer.

You are using CUPS to manage your printer.

IIRC, the CUPS config includes a stmt to control whether or not network
connections are permitted; enable network access to your printer
(through the CUPS local to that printer), and you are half way there.

I am not sure where to do this. I looked in localhost:631 and saw
nothing like this. Looked in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and didn't really see
anything about "enable network access"
The other half would be to configure each "remote" system to access the
printer via the network. Remote systems that use LPR or LPRNG will
require some config changes to explicitly address the network printer.
However, remote systems that use CUPS will have access automagically,
because your host CUPS will broadcast the printer availability over the
network.

HTH
Would this be like the other fellow said. Browser access on in
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf ?



You mentioned in your other post that CUPS on the other systems can now see
the printer but can't actually print. Make sure that your firewall config
isn't blocking whatever port CUPS uses to transfer print files.

Klazmon.
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