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Re: Unable to install printer connected to diskless client



Hi Wolfgang,

On Montag, 23. März 2015, Wolfgang Schweer wrote:
> Thought about it once again. From a potential user's point of view it
> would really be better to have HowTo/printing. From a search POV this
> seems to be reasonable as well.

:)
 
> So: move the existing instructions about printer management from the
> GettingStarted chapter to a new printing chapter and only link to it.
>
> Do the same for LTSP printing.

Thanks for your work on the manual!

Regarding what you wrote, quoting from 
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Jessie/HowTo/NetworkClients#Use_printers_attachted_to_LTSP_clients 
now:

> Use printers attachted to LTSP clients
>
>    Attach the printer to the LTSP client machine.
>
>    Configure this machine to run a printer in lts.conf (default location:
>    /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf, see the LTSP manual
>    /usr/share/doc/ltsp/LTSPManual.html#printer for details.
>
>   Configure the printer using the web interface https://www:631 on tjener;
>   choose network printer type AppSocket/HP JetDirect and set 

should "AppSocket/HP JetDirect" be choosen for all printers or only some HP 
modells? (if the former, this should be stated.)

>   socket://LTSPclient ip>:9100 as connection URI. 
>
> The printer has to be set up this way as not all services on LTSP clients
> are installed (or even if so, are not running by default). 

this last sentence should also be explained somehow - why is this the case, 
what could be done alternatively?


cheers,
	Holger


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