How to configure printing to dual-boot print server?

foxy123 · 11-18-2005, 02:34 PM

I've got a wierd problem. I need to print over network to a dual-boot machine (WinXP/Ubuntu) from my laptop (Ubuntu). I can configure my laptop to print to WinXP machine without any problem. I can configure it to print to Linux machine without any problem. However, I cannot have them both.

To be able to print to Linux machine I have to uncomment

Code:

ServerName <your_cups_server>

in /etc/cups/client.conf

as soon as I do it, I cannot print to Windows machine. If I try to run gnome-cups-manager, I've got the following error:

Code:

** (gnome-cups-manager:9328): WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1280

** (gnome-cups-manager:9328): WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1280

and a message:

Code:

The CUPS server could not be contacted.

It worked fine before I upgraded from Ubuntu Hoary to Breezy. Actually I did a clean install. I wonder why I can have both Windows and Linux printing configured?

Alien Bob · 11-18-2005, 02:59 PM

I enabled

Code:

BrowseAddress @LOCAL

in my server's /etc/cups/cupsd.conf so that every CUPS client can find the CUPS server without modification of the configuration. Always better to change just one file instead of many (I have more PC's in the network)!

If you leave out the

Code:

ServerName <your_cups_server>

on your client, and add the above line to the server, you should be able to print in both environments.

Eric.

foxy123 · 11-19-2005, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alien Bob
I enabled

Code:

BrowseAddress @LOCAL

in my server's /etc/cups/cupsd.conf so that every CUPS client can find the CUPS server without modification of the configuration. Always better to change just one file instead of many (I have more PC's in the network)!

If you leave out the

Code:

ServerName <your_cups_server>

on your client, and add the above line to the server, you should be able to print in both environments.

Eric.

thanks for you response. This is my /etc/cups/cupsd.conf from the server. As you can see I have BrowseAddress @LOCAL there.

Code:

DefaultCharset notused
LogLevel info
Printcap /var/run/cups/printcap
User cupsys
Group lpadmin
RunAsUser Yes
Port 631
Include cupsd-browsing.conf
BrowseAddress @LOCAL
SystemGroup lpadmin

<Location />
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
Allow From 10.0.0.*
</Location>

<Location /jobs>
AuthType Basic
AuthClass User
</Location>

<Location /admin>
#AuthType Basic
#AuthClass System
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
</Location>

Still I do not see printer from my laptop. It appears if only I uncomment

Code:

ServerName 10.0.0.11

line in my /etc/cups/client.conf

foxy123 · 11-29-2005, 12:58 PM

*bump*
I have not solved this problem yet. Currently I have commt/uncomment ServerName line in my client.conf depending how server is boted. Any help?

Alien Bob · 11-29-2005, 04:54 PM

Well... as I have CUPS working on the network without any further config, I suggest you switch to Slackware 10.2

BTW: Is there a firewall present on either box that blocks port 631?

Cheers, Eric

foxy123 · 11-29-2005, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alien Bob
Well... as I have CUPS working on the network without any further config, I suggest you switch to Slackware 10.2
BTW: Is there a firewall present on either box that blocks port 631?

Cheers, Eric

I guess if a firewall blocked 631 port I would not be able to configure it at all, while I can making those changes in clien.config.

Switching to slackware would be quite a quest for me. I've just made almost everything work for my liking so I would not dare to start it over again. Besides it worked fine with Hoary. Maybe something gets messed up in my network of whatever config. It is a bit frustrating...

foxy123 · 12-24-2005, 09:07 AM

Any idea? I still have to reboot desktop from Windows to Linux to print from my laptop.