> I'm trying to set up one of my systems as a print server and I'm stuck
> at the point where I should configure the system's printer. It's a
> headless system so I need to configure the printer through my
> workstation. I'm using this:
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml
>
> and I've followed the steps to allow remote administration, but I'm
> not sure how to actually do that. Should typing this into the browser
> work:
>
> 192.168.0.1:631
>
> I just get the standard:
>
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.0.1:631."
Make sure that in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf you have a
Listen 192.168.0.1:631
line. Without it, IIRC, CUPS will listen on localhost:631.
Thank you, just what I needed. It's not mentioned in the Gentoo
printing doc for some reason, even though they cover remote
administration.
It's now working great via:
http://192.168.0.1:631/printers/brotherhl2040
- Grant
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