Networkprinting?

amandus · 09-29-2013, 02:34 AM

I have always trouble installing a network printer in Linux, now I have slackware installed and everything just fine except for the printer. I have a printer attached to my Imac and it is shared, other computers can print from it but not my slackware, I have installed avahi and started the daemon and I have installed nss-mdns but no sign of the printer in cups add printer. Any clue????

STDOUBT · 09-29-2013, 03:06 AM

Are you sure cups is running?

Code:

nmap 127.0.0.1

you should see "631/tcp open ipp" in the output.
If not, do

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups

then

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

Acquaint yourself with CUPS. Put this in your web browser:
http://localhost:631/

Neither avahi nor nss-mdns are required for printing in a normal
Slackware install. Everything you need is present, unless your printer's
required firmware just isn't in the kernel.

amandus · 09-29-2013, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STDOUBT

Are you sure cups is running?

Code:

nmap 127.0.0.1

you should see "631/tcp open ipp" in the output.
If not, do

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups

then

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

Acquaint yourself with CUPS. Put this in your web browser:
http://localhost:631/

Neither avahi nor nss-mdns are required for printing in a normal
Slackware install. Everything you need is present, unless your printer's
required firmware just isn't in the kernel.

Yes it is running.

STDOUBT · 09-29-2013, 12:11 PM

This should help:

http://localhost:631/help/network.html

jostber · 09-29-2013, 01:31 PM

Try to set these parameters in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and restart cups:

BrowseRemoteProtocols CUPS
BrowseLocalProtocols
DefaultEncryption Never