Cannot bind lpd port 515

rdmapes · 02-05-2003, 04:18 PM

I am running rh8.0 and have configured my printer. I have a HP 630 Officejet. When I try to print a test job it bombs.
netstat -anp |grep 515
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:515 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 706/xinetd
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 2515 994/gconfd-2

I noticed that the listen port changes as the process is restarted.
So I tried this and no prgress.

/etc/init.d/lpd restart
Stopping lpd: [FAILED]
Starting lpd: Fatal error - Cannot bind to lpd port '515'

Any thoughts, it could be useful to have a printer in the future.

Thanks

Tafta · 02-05-2003, 10:50 PM

this is not an exact solution, but works sometime :
backup your /etc/service
Edit your /etc/service and change the 515 to 516 (usually 516 is idle)
restart xinetd then restart lpd
goodluck

Anziano · 02-21-2003, 05:36 AM

Hey rdmapes thanks for the info on this problem. I had the same problem with my Deskjet 820cse. I followed the steps and resolved the problem.

Thanks

wjn · 09-19-2003, 05:49 AM

Thanks, Hitokiri....

I changed the port, the service restarted, and I'm printing.

Much appreciated.