On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 09:08:40AM -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Mon, 2010-02-15 at 20:32 -0500, fred smith wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 05:46:25PM -0600, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > > On Mon, 2010-02-15 at 11:20 -0500, fred smith wrote: > > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 04:12:54PM +0000, Tim Waugh wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 2010-02-15 at 04:07 -0800, Mike Cloaked wrote: > > > > > > > I don't know if this will help but sometimes I have found that a printer > > > > > > > seems to be shared according to the Fedora printer admin interface but > > > > > > > does not work - in this situation going to localhost:631 in a browser and > > > > > > > selecting that the printer concerned is "published" as a shared printer > > > > > > > usually sorts this out for me. > > > > > > > > > > For a CUPS printer to be usable by another machine, you need: > > > > > > > > > > 1. the printer to be marked as 'Shared' (the Printer-> Shared checkbox) > > > > > 2. the CUPS server to 'Publish shared printers' (Server-> Settings...-> > > > > > Public shared printers connected to this system) > > > > > 3. the firewall settings on the server to allow 'Network Printing > > > > > Server' > > > > > 4. the firewall settings on the client to allow 'Network Printing > > > > > Client' > > > > > > > > > > Tim. > > > > > */ > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's NOT a shared printer. it is attached to the LAN with its own IP address. > > > Even so it needs to shared on the server that is distributing its > > > services to the rest of the machines. Or are you connecting it to each > > > computer independently. In my opinion that is a bad idea and can cause > > > the problem you report. > > > > It only needs to be shared if all the other computers are printing > > via that share. > > > > Since they AREN'T, it doesn't need to be shared. > > > > the printer supports lpd, ipp/http, jetdirect, and probably a handful > > of other printing protocols, so it contains its own spool manager > > and works just peachy when all computers print directly to it. > But as you report it does not run peachy from one machine. I agree the > printer can be printed to directly. I am just saying it sometimes causes > problems as you have reported. In my opinion even on a home LAN having > one of you machines as a print server is a good idea. I have done it > your way and caused a big mess. > > The biggest problem with your approach is that when the printer > environment is done your way configurations on all the machines have to > be changed rather than only on one server machine. that's true. it's a two-sided coin here: one way requires every machine to be tweaked if I change printers; the other way makes all printing depend on a single machine being up and working. I chose one side of the coin rather than the other. In a larger environment I might have gone the other way. as it is it's no more than six(-ish) computers. > > > > it spends about 99.999% of its time sitting idle. we don't print much > > here, and I doubt we've ever had two different systems printing to it > > at the same time. but even if we did, it would be expected to work fine, > > given its internal print spooling implementations. > > > > > > -- > ======================================================================= > If we see the light at the end of the tunnel, it's the light of an > oncoming train. -- Robert Lowell > ======================================================================= > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --------------------------- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) ----------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
