On Sun, 2006-07-02 at 19:29 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > >> DeviceURI usb:/dev/usb/lp0 > >> Location Gloss paper, hi-res, no duplex > >> Info Gloss paper, hi-res, no duplex > > > > The Location line simply repeats the Info line, but since I think this is > > only meant as an easy identifier comment, it's probably ignored. > > > > In every instance I use, the DeviceURL is simply > > usb:/dev/usb/lp0 > > Is this on the machine to which the printer is attached, > or are you referring to remote machines too? > > I have > DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0 > in /etc/cups/printers.conf on my desktop (to which the printer is attached) > but > DeviceURI ipp://alfred:631/printers/lj > on my laptop . That is surprising . Did you put that line in the printers.conf file on you laptop. Because under cups, printer information should be browsed by the client from the server. So far a line like that does not work for me. -- ======================================================================= "I never let my schooling get in the way of my education." -- Mark Twain ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx