On Sat, 2007-12-15 at 09:12 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > 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 > Would this be correct: 192.168.0.1 reddwarf localhost.localdomain ---- no - should be more like (note the first 2 lines)... # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 192.168.0.1 reddwarf localhost.localdomain Craig
