[hangout] CUPS Printer Config

[Ruben I Safir]

Can you ping it first?

I Don't use CUPS - there have been too many problems and security upgrades.


I use LPD

There can be a dozen problems here, most having to do with the network.


Look at your /etc/printcap file
(take linux one)

Ruben
On 2003.01.01 21:56 joev_nylxs@pipeline.com wrote:
> 
> I have a HP 4MP connected to me TI PowerBook via ethernet. I can't get it to
> print the test page using CUPS. I've selected a LPD host and have tried
> lpd://localhost, lpd://127.0.0.1, socket://localhost and socket://127.0.0.1
> and always receive a "localhost or 127.0.0.1 is busy will retry in x seconds"
> error.
> 
> What am I missing/doing wrong?
> 
> [root@localhost spool]# ifconfig
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:03:93:58:24:30
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:168 (168.0 b)
> 
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:5043 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:5043 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0
>           RX bytes:747912 (730.3 Kb)  TX bytes:747912 (730.3 Kb)
> 
> ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
>           inet addr:165.247.39.36  P-t-P:168.121.1.1  Mask:255.255.255.255
>           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1514  Metric:1
>           RX packets:558 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:579 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0
>           RX bytes:516169 (504.0 Kb)  TX bytes:68452 (66.8 Kb)
> 
> Thanks
> Joe
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