Re: Fwd: Re: Printer & localhost:631
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:21:44 +0100 using the keyboard as a tool Clive crafted
these words:
|- ----- Forwarded message from Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>
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|-
|- > 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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Thanks Clive, did that also.
Much obliged.
Charlie
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