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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