Re: Remote printing in cups

[Johannes Wiedersich <johannes@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de>]

jpg wrote:
> Migrating from lpr to cups, and can't get past square 1.
>
> Have read reams of docs
> Downloaded latest bits off of sourceforge.
> Gotten ppd for the remote printer.
>
> My setup is this:
>
>  -----------        --------------------        -------------------------
> | Debian wS |  ->  | HP-UX Print Server |  ->  / Networked HP LasterJet /
>  -----------        --------------------        -------------------------
>
> The GUI gnome-cups-add and gnome-cups-manager don't seem to be unable to set
> up remote printing via a remote print server.
>
> Tried direct with lpadmin, however every command fails with can't 
> communicate with server I supply after the -h option.
>
> Anybody else done this?
>
> Firm frowns on connecting directly to the network printers, therefore need
> to go through print server?
>
> System - Debian 3.1
> Kernel - 2.6.12.2

step by step:

- install cups on the server
- set up printer on server (eg. web front end)
- allow printing on server for your workstation (config file or gui)
- install cups on client; here debian defaults work for me.

I had some problems trying to set up with the guis myself. It's really 
more simple and convenient to use the config-files and web front end.

We use the standard config files on the workstations and just add/change 
the folling lines in /etc/cups/cups.conf on the server:

> BrowseAddress 192.168.0.255
> BrowseAllow 192.168.0.*
> Allow From 192.168.0.*
> AuthType None
> <Location /printers>
> Order Deny,Allow
> Allow From 192.168.0.*
> AuthType None
> </Location>

Modify the subnet to your needs.

Works like charm.

Hope that helps,

Johannes