On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:55:33 -0500 Chinook <chinook.nr@tds.net> wrote: > Jacob S wrote: > > That's probably it! That ports.conf file appears to be the only place > > you tell it what ips/ports to listen on. Change the "Listen > > localhost:631" line in ports.conf to "Listen 631" - this will tell it > > to listen on port 631 on any ip addresses associated with that > > computer. > > > > You can also delete the Include line for browse.conf - it's a duplicate > > of a setting you specified elsewhere in cupsd.conf. > > > > Then run "/etc/init.d/cupsys restart" and see if your Mac is able to > > print any better. If not, enable debugging for the logs and see if the > > logs make any mention of printing attempts from the Mac. > > > > HTH, > > Jacob > > That's it Jacob; the most obvious thing in hindsight as usual. The > include as part of the configuration and probably what Andrew actually > meant - I'm so dense. exactly! (the include part, not the dense part ;) FWIW, mine says simply "Port 631". I deserve a glass of Laphroaig (a cherished > nectar of old Scots - screw the doctor), but you all deserve even more - > if you're ever around New England let me know and I'll share with you. > indeed. You deserve one for sticking to it sir! A > > The only additional step, to see the printer in app print dialog on the > Mac, is on the Mac to open System Preferences -> Print & Fax just so it > will "find" the printer - don't actually define anything. > > > Now the printer shows up twice in the CUPS interface - once as debian1 > and once as the url 192... I think I've already figured out why that > is happening and if I haven't I just won't look at the CUPS interface > anymore on the Mac :-))) > > I'm going to fill out my notes on this zeroconf LAN setup and printer > sharing and post them for review. If they are acceptable I'll put them > up as a more up to date web page how-to for others. > > Before I forget: Paul, in reading through the CUPS tomes and conf man > pages it seemed to me that you could prevent the re-broadcasting and > doubling up of available printers in a CUPS "network," but I didn't > study it throughly because I don't have the hardware to test any > conclusions. > > My heartfelt appreciation, > Lee C > > So ends another harrowing adventure in Debian land :-))) > > > -- > 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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