CUPS

[Mike Murphree]

>> Has anyone got cups to work on YDL3.0? I can't get it configured:
>>
>> [root@mac cups]# /sbin/service cups status
>> cupsd (pid 3771) is running...
>> [root@mac cups]# telnet localhost 631
>> Trying 192.168.1.7...
>> telnet: connect to address 192.168.1.7: Connection refused
>
> Hmmm...why does localhost resolve to 192.168.1.7?

Maybe it's a Linux thang, the rest of the free world uses
127.0.0.1 instead.

>
> Anyway, CUPS works on broadcast messages. That's what it sends out and
> that's what it watches for on the network. I don't know if the cupsd
> provides the port 631 services. That's just the administrative web
> interface which might be from a different service. I'm just guessing
> here, so take this with a big grain of salt.

You're thinking of SWAT... 631 sounds right, connect to it
with a web browser though. Now off to the atomic power plant...

Mike