Re: setting up a network printer

[deloptes <deloptes@yahoo.com>]

Paul Cartwright wrote:

> On 12/11/2010 11:25 AM, Simon Hollenbach wrote:
>>>
>>
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_82c_W57P10707310003510_if1_printer_noserial
>> 
>>> DeviceURI
>>>
>>
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_82c_W57P10707310003510_if1_printer_noserial
>> 
>>> DeviceURI hp:/usb/Officejet_5600_series?serial=CN58BCF21H04CY
>>> DeviceURI hpfax:/usb/Officejet_5600_series?serial=CN58BCF21H04CY
>> 
>> Sorry Paul, but i dont get how your posting makes my statement false.
>> Here we see the usage of another two helper protocols at DeviceURI,
>> namely hal and hpfax. Im staying at my opinion that a network-attached
>> printer would make an IP show up under DeviceURI, whereas other link
>> ways lead to a workaround, a 'virtual print server', a very basic one of
>> course. Correct me if thats bogus...
> ah, you are right, I missed the hp:/par/... mine says hp:/usb, now I see
> the difference:) that's what I get for replying before my 2nd cup of
> coffee:)
> 
> 

I'm not 100% sure this was the solution in my case, but I remember my
printer was not accessible over the network, because recent configuration
of cupsd needed 

ServerAlias *

to accept connections from anything different than 127.0.0.1

after adding this line it was fine

regards