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From: James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: cupsd (localhost:631) trouble
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:53:15
Message-Id: loom.20130904T164601-773@post.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] cupsd (localhost:631) trouble by gottlieb@nyu.edu
1 <gottlieb <at> nyu.edu> writes:
2
3
4 > However if I try to refresh the page or go to say the printer page I get
5 > "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost:631."
6
7 What is the connection's physical interface ?
8
9 If it is ethernet, you should be able to ping it.
10 Also, just put the ip address of the printer
11 into a web browser and see how the printer
12 is configured.
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14
15 Also in /etc/cups/ there are config files. I always save
16 out a copy of old working configs. On ocasion a cups
17 update will "wig out" the config filescupsd.conf
18
19 cupsd.conf.default
20 cupsd.conf.16may
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22
23 from printers.conf
24
25 <snip>
26 OpPolicy default
27 ErrorPolicy stop-printer
28 </Printer>
29 <DefaultPrinter OfficeJet_8600>
30 UUID urn:uuid:0a5bf234-9167-3cf4-428c-a03a24e71e8b
31 Info HP 8600
32 Location
33 MakeModel HP Officejet Pro 8600, hpcups 3.12.10a
34 DeviceURI socket://192.168.2.9
35 State Idle
36 StateTime 1357316592
37 Type 36892
38 Accepting Yes
39 <end/snip>
40
41 Sorry, I gotta run.
42
43 Good hunting!
44
45 James

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