Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4749 mails)

[Bruce Marshall <bmarsh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 15 May 2003 20:15, R R wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 20:07, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> > On Thursday 15 May 2003 19:59, you wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 19:51, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 15 May 2003 19:42, R R wrote:
> > > > > can someone help install a printer for machine 1  printer is
> > > > > attache to machine 2 on usb
> > > > >
> > > > > b4 i was using lprng and i could easily specify lpd connection.
> > > > >
> > > > > i can no longer do that here can someone help with some steps
> > > > >
> > > > > yast does not find the printer so i am using cups ocnfig
> > > >
> > > > Yast doesn't have to find the printer....    I believe you want an
> > > > IPP connection to the ip address of your other machine.
> > > >
> > > > My yast shows that I have an LJiii on an IPP server at 192.168.0.52 
> > > > as 'lp'
> > >
> > > how can i tell the queue name of the printer on the other machine?
> >
> > You haven't even mentioned what OS the other machine is running....  
> > What did you used to call it under lprng?
>
> also suse
> under lprng i would just say lp:192.168.1.103/lp  and bingo
>
> here i nave no idea

Now let's think about this a minute:

1) What do you call the printer on the other SuSE machine when you print to 
it?   Ans:  lp

2) What should you call it on your IPP connect from your cups machine?    Ans:  
lp