On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 09:18 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> I've done a "rpm -e --nodeps cups" then "yum install cups" and got to > >>>> the point where > >>>> thunderbird and firefox send a print request to my HP PSC 2110 but is > >>>> not printed out. > >>>> I still cannot open "localhost 631" 'Unable to connect'. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> ---- > >>> how about in firefox... > >>> > >>> http://localhost:631 > >>> > >>> ? > >>> > >>> Craig > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> comes up with "Unable to connect" > >> > >> david > >> > > It seems to me there are only two possibilities: > > 1. cupsd is not running. What does : ps aux -columns 256 |grep cupsd > > return/ > > 2. Your /etc/hosts file does not define a localhost. Use the ip number > > of ypur machine rather than localhost. > > -- > > ======================================================================= > > Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -- Carl Sagan > > ======================================================================= > > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > [root@reddwarf ~]# ps aux -columns 256 |grep cupsd I am not doing well with things like spellins and such. It is --columns > Could you give me an example of the /etc/hosts/ file please hosts file: # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 192.168.1.100 vulcan vulcan.gateway.2wire.net 192.168.1.101 saturn saturn.gateway.2wire.net 192.168.1.65 cyrus cyrus.gateway.2wire.net -- ======================================================================= Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes instead of old ones. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
