Re: sharing an ipp printer with a mac client
2009/9/8 Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Leonardo
> Canducci<leonardo.canducci@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm using cups 1.4.0 from debian sid and I have a deskjet printer
>> connected via USB. This printer is shared (ticked "Share printers
>> connected to this system" and "Allow printing from the Internet" in
>> the web gui) and should be visible.
>> I can print from linux clients. Configuring the printer on linux
>> clients is as easy as creating a client.config file in /etc/cups with:
>> ServerName nameofmyserver
>> I don't even install cups on the clients, package cups-client is
>> enough. I don't used a wizards in linux clients.
>>
>> Anyway some time ago I managed to configure the printer on my wife's
>> mac. This expansive laptop is connected wirelessly (same as the linux
>> clients) via a router. Mac osx was able to detect the printer with the
>> protocol (IPP) and server address. Now it can't and upgrading cups to
>> 1.4.0 broke printing from it with the old printer profile. I can print
>> in mac console specifying host address with:
>> lp -h 192.168.0.1:631 test.txt
>> but the damn wizard won't detect the printer.
>
> Have you tried adding the printer through 127.0.0.1:631?
as expected it doesn't work. printer is not connected to localhost
>
> You will have to change the SystemGroup stanza in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
> (for example to the first-created admin user) in order to make
> changes through the CUPS web interface.
I can make changes on cups server running on the mac (1.3.something)
with the web interface.
I tried adding the printer with the web gui. It works but I can't
choose the hpijs driver. Only choice is gutenprint. I also tried
connecting the printer directly to the mac then copying the ppd file
and using that with the remote printer profile but no way. It doesn't
work.
I thought it could be because of non matching cups version on server
and mac but I have no problems with linux clients with non matching
versions.
Really hating apple right now...
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Leonardo Canducci
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