Fwd: Re: Printer & localhost:631
----- Forwarded message from Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk> -----
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> From: Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:17:15 +0100
> Subject: Re: Printer & localhost:631
>
> On (18/08/05 09:53), Marie-Louise wrote:
> > I am wondering if someone might be able to assist me, someone completely new
> > to Debian and relatively new to Linux........? To set up my Epson Stylus C43UX
> > USB Printer, which works a treat with the C42UX driver in Linux.......... On
> > my Acer 1355LC laptop.
> >
> > I have ***not*** been able to connect through http://localhost:631 and unable
> > to get the onto the cups server through the KDE peripherals Pinter wizard.
> >
> > Cups appears to be looking for a network, which is non existent, yet has some
> > relevance to the hostname that I gave the system during the install, instead
> > of leaving it as the default "Debian"
> >
> > This is the message that is in /var/log/cups/error_log
> >
> > I [18/Aug/2005:08:37:47 +1000] Listening to 0:631
> > I [18/Aug/2005:08:37:47 +1000] Loaded configuration file
> > "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf" I [18/Aug/2005:08:37:47 +1000] Configured for up to 100
> > clients. I [18/Aug/2005:08:37:47 +1000] Allowing up to 100 client connections
> > per host. I [18/Aug/2005:08:37:47 +1000] Full reload is required.
> > E [18/Aug/2005:08:37:47 +1000] LoadAllClasses: Unable to open
> > /etc/cups/classes.conf - No such file or directory I [18/Aug/2005:08:37:48
> > +1000] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 2163 PPDs... I
> > [18/Aug/2005:08:37:49 +1000] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs... I
> > [18/Aug/2005:08:37:49 +1000] Full reload complete. E [18/Aug/2005:08:37:49
> > +1000] StartListening: Unable to find IP address for server name "ariestao" -
> > Host name lookup failure
>
> You could try http://192.168.x.x:631 (using your IP address) or check
> /etc/hosts to ensure you have something like:
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
>
> Regards
>
> Clive
----- End forwarded message -----
And to avoid having to administer the printer as root, add yourself to
the lpadmin group
$ adduser username lpadmin
Regards
Clive
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