>> I can't get my new laptop to print to a remote printer. My old laptop >> still does it just fine. They both have identical >> /etc/cups/client.conf: >> >> ServerName 192.168.0.1 >> >> Each laptop is tested as 192.168.0.2. Neither laptop has a firewall >> running. I can't think of anything else to check. Any ideas? > > There's a lot more to cups configuration than just that one file. How > did you configure cups for that machine? Do you know about the www > configuration interface for cups? It's wonderful: > > http://localhost:631/ > > But make sure cups is already running and the printer is on before > you start.
The printer prints from the machine it's attached to no problem. With remote printing, I think that one file is all that's necessary on the client. - Grant