When I try to print I get the following error message: A print error occured. Error message received from system:
/usr/bin/lpr -P 'Network_Printer' '/tmp/kde-root/kdeprint_E5r7idT' : execution failed with message: Status Information: sending job '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1 cannot open connection to localhost - Connection refused Make sure the remote host supports the LPD protocol Any ideas? Thanks!! ----- Original Message ----- From: John Salamone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:22 PM Subject: Re: linux firewall > more info added : > > I run windows 98 on a Compaq Presario and RH8 on my HP Vectra vl). I > connect to the internet via verizon dsl, through a Netgear router. Both > the win98 machine and the RH8 machine get IP addresses through that router. > > I recently had my win98 machine rebuilt due to errors with it and noticed it > had a different IP address from before. Do I need to change any host files? > If so, what are they? > > > On the win98 machine, the only things I did was under network neighborhood, > properties, added allow file and printer sharing for microsoft networks to > network components installed. The other was to put a share on the printer > used with share being the printer name with NO password. > > Do I need to do anything else? Any help is greatly appreciated. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Salamone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:54 PM > Subject: Re: linux firewall > > > > Sorry about forgetting my configuration. I use verizon dsl which is > > connected to my netgear router which connects to 2 machines, a windows 98 > > machine and a linux machine. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rick Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:49 PM > > Subject: Re: linux firewall > > > > > > > On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 17:29, John Salamone wrote: > > > > Is it possible for linux' firewall to prevent me from printing from my > > linux machine to a windows 98 machine which hosts my printer? If so, what > do > > I need to do to solve this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thanks!! > > > > > > Possible? Depends on the network configuration, which you failed to > > > provide (general note to everyone: answers to networking questions are > > > often dependent on network architecture; please post details). > > > > > > First question: you refer to Linux in two contexts, one as a firewall > > > and one as 'my linux machine'. Are these in fact one machine? > > > > > > Second question: If they are one machine, what are the firewall rules? > > > (do iptables -n -L and post the output; obfuscate IP addresses if > > > paranoid). If the firewall you refer to is the same as 'my linux > > > machine' then the answer to the question of interference with printing > > > is contained in the rule set. The solution would then be to modify > > > the rule set appropriately. > > > > > > Third question: If they are not one machine, does the Linux firewall > > > sit between the Win98 print server and 'my linux machine'? If not, > > > then the firewall cannot interfere with printing. If yes, the likely > > > it interferes. That leads to .... > > > > > > Fourth question: If firewall is a separate box separating Win98 pserver > > > and 'my linux machine' then what is the firewall rule set in place > > > on the firewall? Need to know in order to see why printing is blocked > > > ... > > > > > > - rick warner > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
