remote printing isn't working - lpd not listening

[p@dirac.org (Peter Jay Salzman)]

Hi all,

Just installed Debian on my new workstation, "satan".  The workstation has
an HP LaserJet 6MP that I'd like to share with other Linux computers on my
home network.  I use lpd, not lprng.

I'm pretty sure /etc/printcap is set up correctly on satan and the remote
hosts.  I'm pretty sure that /etc/hosts.lpd is set up correctly on satan.

However, on other computers in the house:

   lucifer# lpq
   connection to 192.168.0.2 is down

They can't seem to connect to lpd on satan.  Supposedly, lpd uses port 515
to accept incoming print jobs.  However, there doesn't appear to be anything
listening to that port:

   p@satan$ telnet localhost 515
   Trying 127.0.0.1...
   telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

   lucifer# telnet satan 515
   Trying 192.168.0.2...
   telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

But then again, on Debian, lpd is shipped running the -s option which is
described as preventing lpd from listening to tcp ports, so I'm not exactly
sure how lpd accepts incoming remote jobs...

1. How exactly does lpd accept incoming remote print jobs if its configured
   with -s by default?

2. Should I be able to telnet to port 515 on a host that is correctly
   configured to accept incoming remote print jobs?

3. If lpd is supposed to bind to port 515, can anyone think of a reason why
   it's not?

Any help appreciated!

Thanks!
Pete

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