Re: Help please: cannot print using lpd
- From: Baho Utot <baho-utot@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:35:32 -0400
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:46:08 +0000, Ian wrote:
[This question is slightly OT for this group as it is really to do with
lpd operation under XP, but I have had no answers from various XP
groups, so thought I would try here].
I want to print files from a Linux (SuSE 10) system to an XP Home system
that has an HP printer attached. XP is fully up to date with SP2 and all
subsequent updates.
First, this is what *does* work.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the XP PC
(192.168.x.x):
---------------------------------------- 1. I installed sdilpd.exe
(<http://www.bmtmicro.com/BMTCatalog/win/sdilpd.html> and set up the
printer queue.
2. "netstat -a" confirmed that lpd was listening on port 515.
3. "telnet 192.168.x.x 515" confirmed that I could connect locally to
the server.
On the Linux PC:
-----------------------
1. "telnet 192.168.x.x 515" confirmed that I could connect remotely to
the server.
2. I set up a printer, and printed successfully to the XP printer.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Although everything worked exactly as I wanted, the snag is that sdildp
is on a 30-day trial. Looking for an alternative approach, I discovered
belatedly that XP appears to have built-in lpd support, so I uninstalled
sdilpd and then did the following:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the XP PC:
--------------------
1. I set up the lpd server (Control Panel>Administrative
Tools>Services).
2. "netstat -a" confirmed that lpd was listening on port 515.
3. "telnet 192.168.x.x 515" confirmed that I could connect locally to
the server.
4. I attempted to configure a printer, setting up an LPR port on
192.168.x.x. This failed, with the long error message stating that it
could go no further.
On the Linux PC:
-----------------------
1. "telnet 192.168.x.x 515" did not connect remotely to the server, and
timed out.
2. Wireshark on the XP machine confirmed that the telnet connect request
from the Linux machine did reach the XP machine, but the server did not
respond in any way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOTTOM LINE: I am mystified as to why I cannot configure the printer on
the XP machine, and why local telnet requests to the server work on the
XP, but do not work across the LAN, even though I have already proved
there is nothing wrong with the LAN connectivity.
Ideas anyone?
Ask Bill
--
Tayo'y Mga Pinoy
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