you need to create a 
/etc/host.lpd
on your printer server (ripley)

in this file, you will list all machines allowed to print

do a 

man lpd

Philippe



Hidong Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm completely unable to print over my network.  I have three Linux
> machines, ripley, weaver, jonesy, running Red Hat 6.0.  ripley has an
> Epson Stylus Color 800 printer.  I can print fine from ripley.  I
> configured remote printing on weaver and jonesy using printtool.  But
> when I try to print from weaver or jonesy, the job just sits on the
> queue without printing.  lpq on these remote machines, weaver in this
> example, shows the error message:
> 
> weaver.emeraldbiostructures.com: waiting for queue to be enabled on
> ripley
> Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
> 1st    root       0    .bashrc                               124 bytes
> 2nd    kim        1    .bashrc                               124 bytes
> 
> ripley.emeraldbiostructures.com: lpd: lp: Your host does not have line
> printer access
> 
> I have all machines listed in /etc/hosts, /etc/hosts.equiv,
> /etc/hosts.lpd.  /etc/hosts.equiv and /etc/hosts.lpd are identical and
> look like this:
> 
> 192.168.1.11    weaver.emeraldbiostructures.com weaver
> 192.168.1.12    ripley.emeraldbiostructures.com ripley
> 192.168.1.13    jonesy.emeraldbiostructures.com jonesy
> 
> 
> Here's ripley's /etc/printcap:
> 
> #
> # Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are
> doing!
> # Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict
> format!
> # Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
> #
> # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
> 
> 
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL uniprint NAxNA letter {} U_EpsonStylusColor
> stc800pl 1
> lp:\
>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
>         :mx#0:\
>         :sh:\
>         :lp=/dev/lp0:\
>         :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
> 
> 
> Here's weaver's printcap:
> 
> # /etc/printcap
> #
> # Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are
> doing!
> # Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict
> format!
> # Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
> #
> # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
> 
> ##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE uniprint NAxNA letter {} U_EpsonStylusColor
> stc800pl 1
> lp:\
>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
>         :mx#0:\
>         :sh:\
>         :rm=ripley:\
>         :rp=lp:\
>         :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
> 
> 
> I've even installed the latest lpr-0.47-1 rpm.  What am I overlooking? 
> How do I enable network printing?  Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Hidong
> 
> 
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