On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:01:53 -0500 Chinook <chinook.nr@tds.net> wrote: > Jacob S wrote: > > > > On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:09:05 -0500 > > Chinook <chinook.nr@tds.net> wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > >> I'm not having any problem "seeing" the Linux printer from my Mac. > >> It shows up in the CUPS interface and app print dialog on my Mac. In > >> fact adding either or both of your suggestions prevents me from > >> "seeing" the printer, so I left the cupsd.conf browsing options > >> alone to accept defaults there. > >> > >> > >> As I understand it, browsing (i.e. seeing) and selecting (i.e. using) > >> are two different things. I can see the d@mn thing, but I can't > >> print to it. > >> > > > > Yes, it definitely appears that way. With the Browse command you can > > tell it to announce itself to one subnet while Listen tells it to only > > listen on another subnet. Can you copy/paste all of the Browse and > > Listen arguments you have in your cupsd.conf? > > > > > > The text file is at: > http://homepage.mac.com/lee_cullens/COPYOFcupsd.conf > > >> As I (hopefully) explained in my later update, trying to print from > >> my Mac to the printer I "see" on the Linux box gives me the error > >> "can not resolve debian1" or "can not resolve 192.168.2.48" whichever > >> I use. If I set up a printer on my Mac pointed at the Linux printer > >> and try to use it, then it just sets there with the message > >> "192.168.2.48 is busy - will try again in 30 seconds." > >> > > > > When you point it to 192.168.2.48, I am assuming that means you added > > the printer to your list of printers manually? And you're doing this > > through http://localhost:631 in your browser, right? > Yes > > Are you pointing > > it to ipp://debian1/ipp/printer_name or > > ipp://debian1/printers/printer_name? The cups examples all show > > hostname/ipp/printer_name, but I have only gotten it to work using > > hostname/printers/printer_name so far. I am not sure exactly where the > > Mac points and haven't bothered to check it out, since it "just works". > > > > > > both ways for both ipp and http choices > >> This despite including the Allow suggestion from Wackojacko. > >> > >> > >> Both your suggestions were appreciated :-) > >> > >> > >> What is BUGGING the heck out of me is where Jacob zeroed in on the > >> irregularity I see. Doing a port scan from my Linux box to my Mac I > >> see port 631 open for ipp, but doing the reverse I do not!!! I have > >> ruled out a firewall issue on both the Mac and router, and if there > >> is one on my Linux box (I didn't specifically install one yet) I wish > >> someone would tell me where to look? this got me thinking. try a portscan from the linuxbox of the linux box. nmap (or whatever portscanner) localhost should tell you what is open from the linux side. My thinking is that maybe the mac isn't seeing :631 not because its not open, but because the mac won't look for it? follow? A > >> > > > > What do you see when you run "telnet localhost 631" on the Linux > > computer? Now try running "telnet 192.168.2.48 631" on your Linux > > computer (assuming '2.48 is the ip of the Linux computer). > > > > On my computer I see the following when running those commands: > > $ telnet localhost 631 > > Trying 127.0.0.1... > > Connected to localhost.localdomain. > > Escape character is '^]'. > > > > $ telnet 192.168.35.10 631 > > Trying 192.168.35.10... > > Connected to 192.168.35.10. > > Escape character is '^]'. > > > > > > I apparently don't have telnet installed - should I and how much of it > if so? > > >> I see it (as blind as I am) as an issue with Mac OS X and/or Apple's > >> tinkered CUPS there, and/or threading my way through the labyrinth > >> of CUPS configuration on my Linux box. > >> > > > > So far the only abnormality I found in the web interface side of OS X's > > cups is that they had a fairly limited supply of HP drivers. But that > > was no longer an issue once I enabled browsing on the Linux print > > server. > > > > > HP drivers are flaky on Macs. One of the reasons I have my HP scanner > attached to my Linux box. > > > HTH, > > Jacob > > > Thank you and Wackojacko for your interest and patience, > Lee C > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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