[hangout] CUPS Printer Config

[Ruben Safir]

Where is the printer?


Ruben

On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 02:07:23PM +0000, Joe Villari wrote:
> 
> I can ping my localhost
> 
> [joev@localhost joev]$ ping -c 5 localhost
> PING localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1) from 127.0.0.1 : 56(84) bytes of 
> data.
> 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 
> time=49 usec
> 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 
> time=149 usec
> 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 
> time=152 usec
> 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 
> time=71 usec
> 64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 
> time=121 usec
> 
> --- localhost.localdomain ping statistics ---
> 5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
> round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 0.049/0.108/0.152/0.042 ms
> 
> [joev@localhost joev]$ ping -c 5 127.0.0.1
> PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) from 127.0.0.1 : 56(84) bytes of data.
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=48 usec
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=153 usec
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=591 usec
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=109 usec
> 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=384 usec
> 
> --- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
> 5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
> round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 0.048/0.257/0.591/0.202 ms
> 
> I added 198.162.0.1 printer to /etc/hosts
> 
> [joev@localhost joev]$ ping -c 5 printer
> connect: Network is unreachable
> 
> [joev@localhost joev]$ ping -c 5 198.162.0.1
> connect: Network is unreachable
> 
> What does this mean in terms of setting up a printcap file or correct 
> route through CUPs? How do I determine what address my printer is on?
> 
> This is today's project ;)
> 
> Thanks
> Joe
> 
> 
> lowell wrote:
> 
> >Does he (you) know how to get himself an address? Use your favorite 
> >text editor to edit /etc/hosts. Give your machine a name and an IP 
> >address OTHER than the loopback address
> >
> >   SAMPLE:
> >      (there already)>                 127.0.0.1        localhost    
> >localhost.localdomain
> >       (you add)>                        198.162.0.1   bob'smachine
> >
> >I have seen places say to put the macine name on the first line as 
> >well, don't know why...
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >
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