Matthew Saltzman wrote: > In Win2k, you can define a printer as using LPD protocol. (Configuration > starts by selecting "locally attached printer" in the Wizard, then "create > new port" then "custom port". I don't recall the exact steps, though.) I'm trying to follow these instructions. The Wizard is running now. I am given the choice of "Local printer" or "Network printer". I take it you are advising me to choose "Local printer". (This seems illogical, since I am told it means the printer is directly attached to my computer, which it is not.) When I do this, I have the option: "Create a new port". I take it I should choose this. I have to choose between Local Port and Standard TCP/IP Port. I take the second option. (I tried the first, but not surprisingly it did not work, as I was never asked where the printer was.) Now I am asked the "Printer Name or IP Address", and I give the address of my desktop, 192.168.1.1. (I am not able to add ":631" as the port.) The "Port Name" is then given as IP_192.168.1.1, which I accept. When I click "Next" I am told that "The device could not be identified". I choose Device Type: Custom. I am then offered Raw or LPR, and choose the latter. When I click Next, I am asked what model printer I am using, and choose the correct one, HP LaserJet 5L, agreeing to use the existing driver. Now when I opt to print a test page, there is a little activity on the ethernet, but nothing is printed. I note that I have never been asked, or had an opportunity, to give the port number 631. The troubleshooter does not give me any help. It verifies that I can ping 192.168.1.1, but that is all. It advises me to re-install the printer driver, but I very much doubt if that is necessary, and do not follow this advice. ================================================= So I delete this printer, and start again, clicking on "Add Printer". This time I choose "Network printer", and choose "Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet", giving the URL ipp://192.168.1.1:631 which is declared invalid. When I choose http://192.168.1.1:631 I am told "Could not connect to printer. Access is denied." > On the Linux side, run redhat-config-printer, and select "sharing" from > the left-most pulldown menu. Then check "enable LPD protocol". Save > everything and restart cupsd. I am not offered an option "Enable LPD protocol", either on the current screen or when I opt to edit the printer entry. Where exactly do you see this option? -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
