CUPS: Cannot print to remote printer
Hi,
I am using RedHat 9 and I have 3 computers depending on the same printer (it's a HP LaserJet 4). I am using CUPS and can print everything perfectly in the computer which is functioning as the printer server (to which the printer is directly attached). So printing to a local printer is ok. What I am having troubles with is printing from the clients. I cannot print from the other 2 computers on which I try to add the printer as a remote printer. Here is what I am doing: I add the remote printer on the client computers using: /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p lp -E -v ipp://computername.domain.edu/printers/lp Then I go to the server and create a file /etc/xinetd.d/printer containing the following: service printer { socket_type = stream protocol = tcp wait = no user = lp server = /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-lpd } I also modify the cups.conf file on /etc/cups (on the server) by uncommenting the following lines Listen:631 Browsing On BrowseProtocols cups BrowseAddress @LOCAL BrowseShortNames Yes BrowseAllow ALL BrowseInterval 30 BrowsePort 631 <Location /printers/lp> AuthType None Order Deny,Allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 Allow From nameof2ndcomputer.domain.edu Allow From nameof3rdcomputer.domain.edu </Location> Ok, this is it for the server. Now, on each of the other 2 computers (clients) I modify the cups.conf file by uncommenting the following lines Browsing On BrowseProtocols cups BrowseAddress @LOCAL BrowseShortNames Yes BrowseAllow ALL BrowseInterval 30 BrowseOrder allow,deny BrowsePoll nameofprintersever.domain.edu:631 But when I type lpq on the 2 clients I get an error message from one of them saying: Printer 'lp@localhost' - cannot open connection - No such file or directory Make sure the remote host supports the LPD protocol I get no error from the second client, but it sends the jobs to print to the lp printer as if it were a local printer, not a remote one. Of course, nothing prints, for there is no local printer on that machine! It was suppose to send it to the remote printer! Ok, I am confused. I am doing the same thing in both clients yet both of them are trying to do different things. How can I fix this mess? I need to get those client computers to print! Can someone help me? |
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