Re: [newbie] Network printing problem
On Fri, 18 May 2001 14:47:52 -0700 (PDT) Todd Flinders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you tried setting the printers up with kups? > That makes it super easy. > Configuration->Printers->Kups Thanks Tom, that was the clue I'd been seeking. I bounced around for several days looking all over the net, I didn't look at Config>Printers in detail because the first few entries referred to printers I don't have (Lexmark, Oki and Epson Stylus), I assumed (mistakely)from those entries that that section was to setup "Non-Standard" or "Special-Case" devices. Wouldn't it be nice if the CUPS web interface made some reference to Kups? After all it does sortof come from or with the same stable. Cheers John -- "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.)
Re: [newbie] Network printing problem
Randy, what I did was follow the prompts using the "KUPS - CUPS Administration" application under "Configuration --> Printing". Select "Add printer" from your SMB network. Scan the network and double-click on the PC with the printer. Then click away. I'm writing this from memory. I wish I could be more specific, but for some reason the first "box" of the KUPS wizards in my system now stretch aaall the way horizontally, and no amount of resizing seem to help. :( On Sunday 20 May 2001 03:20, Randy Kramer wrote: > Sam, > > Maybe you (or someone else) can help me. I tried setting up kups > last night with no luck. I want to print from my Linux machine to a > printer on a Windows machine. I tried setting this up when I > installed Mandrake 7.2, and the print test worked. Since then (and > after several reinstalls and an upgrade to MandrakeFreq) I still > cannot print to the Windows machine. > > Other info: > -No printer on the Linux machine > -Samba server is not running (I would not expect to need it, and > therefore don't want to run it for security and resource reasons) > -I have used a Samba mount (smbmount in fstab) on the Linux box to > access files on the Windows machine > -When I start the kups configuration dialog (as root) I see the > message "Can't connect to cups server, check your options" > -All the "fields" on the "Infos page" are blank > -On the options page: > --I left user and password blank (because my Windows machine does not > require a userid and password to access the printer (I print OK from > other Windows machines)) > --I filled in Host as Office6 (which works on the Windows machines), > and I also tried Office6.Home (my workgroup at home) > --No idea what port to use so left it at the default 631 > --Configuration file is listed as /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and it exists, > but it looks like no settings have been entered. In fact, it looks > like the only file that appears to have any modifications that might > have come from my installation is the printers.conf file.
Re: [newbie] Network printing problem
Sam, Maybe you (or someone else) can help me. I tried setting up kups last night with no luck. I want to print from my Linux machine to a printer on a Windows machine. I tried setting this up when I installed Mandrake 7.2, and the print test worked. Since then (and after several reinstalls and an upgrade to MandrakeFreq) I still cannot print to the Windows machine. Other info: -No printer on the Linux machine -Samba server is not running (I would not expect to need it, and therefore don't want to run it for security and resource reasons) -I have used a Samba mount (smbmount in fstab) on the Linux box to access files on the Windows machine -When I start the kups configuration dialog (as root) I see the message "Can't connect to cups server, check your options" -All the "fields" on the "Infos page" are blank -On the options page: --I left user and password blank (because my Windows machine does not require a userid and password to access the printer (I print OK from other Windows machines)) --I filled in Host as Office6 (which works on the Windows machines), and I also tried Office6.Home (my workgroup at home) --No idea what port to use so left it at the default 631 --Configuration file is listed as /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and it exists, but it looks like no settings have been entered. In fact, it looks like the only file that appears to have any modifications that might have come from my installation is the printers.conf file. Motherboard is a TX-Pro II with onboard sound and video. WinChip IDT 200 mhz, 128 MB Ram, Realtek 8029 NIC, 8.1 G hard drive. Sound doesn't work but that's because Linux does not support the on board sound chip. Any suggestions? Thanks, Randy Kramer Sam wrote: > > KUPS is simply amazing - it can scan for a networked printer, and > installation proceeds in an entirely point-and-click fashion, without > any typing whatsoever (except for printer name..). I hope Mandrake will > one day incorporate this ease of use into its Printer configuration > applet. :) > > On Saturday 19 May 2001 05:47, Todd Flinders wrote: > > Have you tried setting the printers up with kups? > > That makes it super easy. > > > > Configuration->Printers->Kups > > > > --- John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is a cross-post. > > > > > > I've set up a local network of 2 1/2 machines (well > > > one is only half > > > working til I find some monitor specs ), and I > > > have no trouble > > > transferring data and using a common dialup > > > connection. > > > > > > My problem is getting printing to work. > > > > > > I can print from any of the machines if a printer is > > > physically > > > connected to the parallel port - that's easy. What I > > > haven't been able > > > to do is print across the network.
Re: [newbie] Network printing problem
KUPS is simply amazing - it can scan for a networked printer, and installation proceeds in an entirely point-and-click fashion, without any typing whatsoever (except for printer name..). I hope Mandrake will one day incorporate this ease of use into its Printer configuration applet. :) On Saturday 19 May 2001 05:47, Todd Flinders wrote: > Have you tried setting the printers up with kups? > That makes it super easy. > > Configuration->Printers->Kups > > --- John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a cross-post. > > > > I've set up a local network of 2 1/2 machines (well > > one is only half > > working til I find some monitor specs ), and I > > have no trouble > > transferring data and using a common dialup > > connection. > > > > My problem is getting printing to work. > > > > I can print from any of the machines if a printer is > > physically > > connected to the parallel port - that's easy. What I > > haven't been able > > to do is print across the network.
Re: [newbie] Network printing problem
Have you tried setting the printers up with kups? That makes it super easy. Configuration->Printers->Kups --- John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a cross-post. > > I've set up a local network of 2 1/2 machines (well > one is only half > working til I find some monitor specs ), and I > have no trouble > transferring data and using a common dialup > connection. > > My problem is getting printing to work. > > I can print from any of the machines if a printer is > physically > connected to the parallel port - that's easy. What I > haven't been able > to do is print across the network. > > Cups has an amazing amount of documentation but for > the life of me I > cannot work out what I need to configure where. > > Three machines running LM8 and Cups 1.1.7, > 3 printers (HP Laserjet 4p, HP Deskjet 500, 15" > Epson Dotmatrix) > M/c #1 IP = 192.168.0.1, called > Tom.localhost.localdomain (HP4P) > M/c #2 IP = 192.168.0.2, called > Dick.localhost.localdomain (DJ500) > M/c #3 IP = 192.168.0.3, called > Harry.localhost.localdomain (Epson) > > Reading the various parts of the Cups documentation > seems to keep coming > back to implementations where the printers are > individually addressed by > unique IP and MAC addresses, which to me suggests > that each printer has > networking hardware built in, and that's certainly > not the case here. > > Can someome point me to a HOWTO or webpage with a > step by step process > for doing this? > > Cheers > > John > -- > "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, > with more expected" >(The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, > June 1972.) > __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
