Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2912 mails)

[Jan Elders <jrme@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 07 February 2005 10:18, Erik Jakobsen wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> I have had a Gateway Server here since long time, but now I have set it 
> up to be a standalone server, and have put a router in front
> of the whole LAN here.
> 
> Connected to the server are 2 printers. One HP DeskJet 895Cxi on the USB 
> of the server, and a Brother LaserJet HL-5040 on the
> LPT1 port of the server.
> 
> Both printers has worked excellent under the gateway server, but not now.
> 
> They can print fine if I do a lpr <filename> -P<printername> locally on 
> the server.
> 
>  From my SuSE 9.2 I can fine ping the server, and I can ping the SuSE 
> 9.2 from the server.
> 
> But from Yast2's printersetup I'm unable to get connected to the cups. 
> The cups is running ok.
> 
> I also tried to setup the printer via :631, but as I cannot establish 
> the contact from the 9.2 to the cups on the
> server, that is impossible.
> 
> Does anyone have ideas what could be wrong ?.
Maybe you should try the following :
* Printing Manager  ->  Add Printer
* Select : Remote LPD queue
* host = IP address of server
* queue  =  queuename in the server
* Select proper printer model
* make printer settings (if applicable)
Cheers,
-- 
Jan Elders
the Netherlands
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