Daniel....Mandrake uses an /etc/hosts.lpd file, maybe it
didn't get created during installation, if not it needs to
contain by default '+<enter>' (where <enter> is a press of the
enter or return key).
Alan
Daniel Anderson wrote:
>
> Hi,
> The problem is that Mandrake is not allowing access to the printer
> from other machines. When I boot this machine with COL 2.3 it works
> fine,so the other machine is set up correctly. COL uses a lpd.perm file
> to allow or deny printer access to other Linux machines. I just can't
> figure out how Mandrake does this,since it doesn't have the lpd.perm
> file. Perhaps they use some other file to do this job or some other
> security setting.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> Paul wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 23 May 2000, Daniel Anderson wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > How do I allow printer access to other Linux machines on my network?
> > >My Windoze machine has access through Samba, but I can't access the
> > >printer from a Linux machine. There doesn't seem to be a lpd.perm file.
> > >Does Mandrake do this differently? I'm running Mandrake 7.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dan
> >
> > Printing from linux box to linux box is quite simple, once your network
> > runs. Look at printtool (run as root / su), that should get you going.
> >
> > Paul
> >
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