[ale] printing to a cups printer?
Dow Hurst
dhurst at kennesaw.edu
Tue Apr 15 09:36:44 EDT 2003
Robert,
Here is the cups.conf setting that is uncommented for local LAN
connections on the print server, sword.
# Access permissions for each directory served by the scheduler.
# Locations are relative to DocumentRoot...
<Location />
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
Allow From 127.0.0.2
Allow From @LOCAL
</Location>
Here is my printers.conf file:
sword:~ # cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.1.15
# Written by cupsd on Sun Apr 6 20:30:12 2003
<DefaultPrinter lp>
DeviceURI ptal:/mlc:usb:officejet_d_series
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>
Here are the settings on the client, scout, cups.conf file:
BrowseAddress 192.168.100.255
Scout has an older CUPs version and I don't believe it really needed the
BrowseAddress line. What is important is that the server allows the
client access to the print queues.
The ptal software is HP's USB driver for talking to the USB devices thru
the USB subsystem. I think it lays on top of the kernel USB drivers but
I don't know that.
Dow
Robert L. Harris wrote:
> I don't have a ptal?init or ptal*... I compiled my USB into my kernel
>so there's no modules to be loaded. Perchance your system has modules
>and the're not loaded in time for initialization?
>
>
>Thus spake Dow Hurst (dhurst at kennesaw.edu):
>
>
>
>>I really don't know if there is any difference between ipp and http!
>>Haven't read that far in the CUPs docs. About the USB, I was wondering
>>if upon reboot of spirit if it configures and starts up the printer
>>properly. Since I am having trouble with this working properly, I am
>>curious if your works right. Specifically, I believe that the ptal
>>startup script isn't finding and configuring the USB connection. So
>>CUPS doesn't think the printer is connected once it starts up. I've had
>>to run "ptal-init setup" by hand upon reboot and then once the device is
>>found and configured (I don't change any values, just accept what was
>>already configured), I restart CUPs and "enable" the printer.
>>Dow
>>
>>
>>Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>What protocol do you think is best? ipp?
>>>
>>>
>>>Earlier you asked a question on my HP's USB config?
>>>
>>>Thus spake Dow Hurst (dhurst at kennesaw.edu):
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Put in http://spirit.rdlg.net/printers/HP-DJ882c
>>>>
>>>>if you get a denied type message then you are not allowed access on
>>>>spirit. CUPs operates like Apache so in your cupsd.conf near the end of
>>>>the file is the section for security of the queues. Add an Allow From
>>>>vampire.rdlg.net line just as you would allow access to a directory or
>>>>website in the httpd.conf file. That should clear things up.
>>>>
>>>>I'll post you this evening my cupsd.conf file for you that sets up the
>>>>two machines at home just like you want yours to be.
>>>>Dow
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ok, I loaded "http://localhost:631" on my desktop. I click the
>>>>>"printers" tab and hit Add printer.
>>>>>
>>>>>It prompts me for Name, Location, Description. I fill in "HP-DJ882c",
>>>>>"Spirit" and "My HP" and hit ok. Next it asks for the "device". It
>>>>>gives an option for USB, lpr/lpd, ipp printer, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>>If I put in anything other than USB (hardware connected printer types) I
>>>>>get something like this:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Device URI: <>
>>>>>Examples:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://hostname:631/ipp/port1
>>>>>http://hostname:631/printers/name
>>>>>ipp://hostname/ipp/port1
>>>>>ipp://hostname/printers/name
>>>>>lpd://hostname/queue
>>>>>socket://hostname
>>>>>socket://hostname:9100
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>What would I put in on "vampire.rdlg.net" to have it use the printer
>>>>>named "HP-DJ882c" connected to "spirit.rdlg.net". The HP printer is
>>>>>connected via USB to spirit and working great.
>>>>>
>>>>>Robert
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Thus spake Dow Hurst (dhurst at kennesaw.edu):
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Okay, I mixed up who had the printer and who didn't, but you've already
>>>>>>got things figured out. Just put CUPs on your machine and start the
>>>>>>server. The default is that the server will poll the LAN on port 631
>>>>>>for any other servers. If it finds one then they negotiate and trade
>>>>>>info. Your machine should pick up the printer as a possible queue
>>>>>>automatically. If not then you can specifically add info about your
>>>>>>wife's CUPs server into your machines cups.conf file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The samba stuff requires that you have the print system defined as CUPs
>>>>>>not LPRNG in smb.conf and that you advertise the printer via Samba.
>>>>>>You do have to have the Samba backend for CUPs installed.
>>>>>>Dow
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have the cupsys and cupsys-client on my wife's machine and it's
>>>>>>>printing great right now. I'm wondering about making her machine share
>>>>>>>out the printer to other cupsys enabled clients. Once I can print from
>>>>>>>my desktop to her machine I'll be figuring out printing from my desktop
>>>>>>>in windows mode to her cupsys one, probably going to have to load
>>>>>>>samba.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thus spake James Sumners (james at sumners.ath.cx):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You probably want 'cupsys' and 'cupsys-client'. Those are the two
>>>>>>>>basic Debian
>>>>>>>>packages you need to get cups running on a Debian box. You may also
>>>>>>>>want to
>>>>>>>>consider installing 'cupsomatic-ppd'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>To share my printer I just use samba.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 10:29:38 -0400
>>>>>>>>"Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I don't see a debian cupsys-server package. Any idea what the binary
>>>>>>>>>name might be? With a filename that's in the server only I can find
>>>>>>>>>what provides it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>Systems Support Specialist Fax: 770-423-6744
>>>>1000 Chastain Rd. Bldg. 12
>>>>Chemistry Department SC428 Email: dhurst at kennesaw.edu
>>>>Kennesaw State University Dow.Hurst at mindspring.com
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>>> These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else.
>>>
>>>Diagnosis: witzelsucht
>>>
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>>>IPv4 = robert at mail.rdlg.net http://www.rdlg.net
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>Dow Hurst Office: 770-499-3428
>>Systems Support Specialist Fax: 770-423-6744
>>1000 Chastain Rd. Bldg. 12
>>Chemistry Department SC428 Email: dhurst at kennesaw.edu
>>Kennesaw State University Dow.Hurst at mindspring.com
>>Kennesaw, GA 30144
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>Robert L. Harris | PGP Key ID: E344DA3B
> @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu
>DISCLAIMER:
> These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else.
>
>Diagnosis: witzelsucht
>
>IPv6 = robert at ipv6.rdlg.net http://ipv6.rdlg.net
>IPv4 = robert at mail.rdlg.net http://www.rdlg.net
>
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Dow Hurst Office: 770-499-3428
Systems Support Specialist Fax: 770-423-6744
1000 Chastain Rd. Bldg. 12
Chemistry Department SC428 Email: dhurst at kennesaw.edu
Kennesaw State University Dow.Hurst at mindspring.com
Kennesaw, GA 30144
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