Steve & Julie Croteau wrote:
On Tuesday 14 June 2005 07:29 am, Tony Nelson wrote:
At 10:46 PM -0700 6/13/05, Steve & Julie Croteau wrote:
Greetings,
Attempting to print share with two FC3 boxes behind a router without
success.
I'm very new to this so be gentle. Does anyone know where I can find a
simple 'how to' on this subject? I haven't been able to find one.
FWIW, I had (and may have again) trouble setting up my odd conf (which uses
netatalk to print to a localtalk laserprinter through a Mac), where
system-config-printer kept mucking with what I entered. I had more success
with the CUPS web interface at <http://localhost:631> .
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I've taken your advice and have been working with Cups at
<http://localhost:631>. We have 2 computers at home both connected to a
Netgear Prosafe VPN Firewall/Router, model FVS-318. Just recently changed
from SuSE 9.2 to FC3 on both boxes. Love FC3!! The admin program in the
router tells me I've got box #1 with an IP of 192.168.0.2 and box #2 with an
IP of 192.168.0.3.
On box #1 (which is where the HP usb printer is attached) should I set up the
printer as an IPP(http), IPP(ipp), Hal, or as a local USB printer? After set
up in Cups, I can turn on 'sharing' in the gnome printconf gui correct? Once
sharing is on, do I only share it with 192.168.0.3?
On box #2 same questions, ipp(http), ipp(ipp)? Those options require a device
URL name. I realize it depends on the answer to the previous question but am
I close with this:
Device URI: http://192.168.0.2:631/ipp/631
Do I need the queue appended to that URI? The queue on the server
is /printer/deskjet-5550.
If you want to use URI notation, the URI should be
"ipp://192.168.0.2/deskjet-5550"; or just "192.168.0.1:631/deskjet-5550".
And the server MUST be sharing the queue.
The easiest way to set this up is to get on the server machine and run
"system-config-printer". Right click on the "deskjet-5550" entry,
select "Sharing...", then make sure that the "This queue available to
other machines" option is checked and put in an appropriate IP/netmask
in the IP listing ("192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0" should work for you).
Once all that's done, click "Save". At the main menu, click "Apply".
When CUPS restarts, go to the client machine, run the same
"system-config-printer" command on it and click on the "browsed queues".
You should be able to see the shared printer (it may take a minute for
the client to actually see them). Select it and away you go.
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