Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Steve Herber <herber@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Printing with Cups and 3-port JetDirect
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:15:01
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.63.0508180110060.29152@thing.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Printing with Cups and 3-port JetDirect by Mark Creamer
1 This does not seem to be amd64 specific, but have you looked at your
2 /etc/cups/ configuration files? My amd64 gentoo systems prints to my hp
3 with a jet direct interface. Here is what I have:
4
5 cat printers.conf
6 # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.1.23
7 # Written by cupsd on Sat Jul 2 23:41:14 2005
8 <DefaultPrinter hp>
9 Info hp lj 4
10 Location master bedroom
11 DeviceURI socket://wednesday
12 State Idle
13 Accepting Yes
14 JobSheets none none
15 QuotaPeriod 0
16 PageLimit 0
17 KLimit 0
18 </Printer>
19
20 Looking at my configuration, I don't seem to be using 9100. Have you
21 tried the lpd port?
22
23
24 Steve Herber herber@×××××.com work: 206-221-7262
25 Security Engineer, UW Medicine, IT Services home: 425-454-2399
26
27 On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Mark Creamer wrote:
28
29 > I have a printer configured in CUPS, which is attached to a HP JetDirect
30 > 3-port print server. I set the printer in CUPS to use:
31 >
32 > socket://192.168.1.30:9100
33 >
34 > per some instructions I found in my searching. However, nothing prints when I
35 > do a test page. I've tried restarting cupsd, but no print. Maybe I'm missing
36 > something simple? I have verified the IP address on the JetDirect, and that
37 > the printer is plugged in to port 1 (which translates to TCP/IP port 9100
38 > from what I'm told).
39 >
40 > Thanks!
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Printing with Cups and 3-port JetDirect Matt Randolph <mattr@×××××.com>