Shawn, Thanks for this info. It did partially resolve my problem. At least, after I did this, I could see the queue(s) from the laptop. I still can't print to them, as I've detailed in some other posts, but you got me closer. Thanks! Bill On Sat, 25 Oct 2003, Shawn Houston wrote: > Reading from my rh9 pro manual you need to select the printer in the > printer config panel, and then select action->sharing in order to share > the printer on the network. > > I assume this is the same in fc1. > > By default the rh install of cups is localhost only. > > -Shawn > > On Sat, 2003-10-25 at 07:29, Bill Johnson wrote: > > I have a home network configured as follows: > > > > Server - running Fedora Core .95 beta. > > Laptop - running Redhat 8.0 > > Connected via Netgear RP114(?) web safe router > > Printer is HP841C connected to Server via usb > > > > Printing from laptop worked fine under previous config (Redhat 7.3 was on > > previously on server, and printing was via lpd), but I cannot get printing > > to work from laptop now. > > > > Cups is installed on server and printer works fine when printing from > > server. > > > > Printer has been configured on laptop every possible way, but will not > > print. Have read google posts, howtos, and cups docs for 2 days, but > > nothing works. > > > > nmap shows port 631 on server, but DOES NOT show it on laptop. Firewalls > > are completely off on both laptop and server. > > > > Question 1 - Are there issues with doing this in fedora? Am I hitting > > some known problem with the beta? > > > > Question 2 - Can I just abandon CUPS and use the old lpd? It worked > > perfectly for me, and was not difficult to configure. I can't seem to > > find it on the new distro. Is it not provided with fedora? > > > > Question 3 - Is the NETGEAR router a possible problem? Could it be > > blocking visibility to port 631? Any suggestions about that if so? > > > > Question 4 - Is there anybody on this list who has managed to get a > > similar printing scenario up and running? > > > > Thanks in advance for the help. Getting a printer to work should not be > > this difficult. I must be doing something terribly wrong, but can't > > figure it out. Obviously, if I can't print with fedora, I can't use > > fedora, so I must resolve this. > > > > Regards, > > Bill Johnson > > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Bill Johnson "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things that thou knowest not." Jeremiah 33:3
