I had this problem where remote Linux machines couldn't print to the
printer. My problem was in the syntax of the /etc/hosts.lpd file. It
should contain only the short names of the hosts, like this:
weaver
ripley
jonesy
Hope this helps. Good luck,
Hidong
Mike Erickson wrote:
>
> We have a linux print server taking print requests on our internal
> network, but the print server won't print for all the machines that send
> requests to it. I've made sure everyone is in the hosts.lpd file, and I
> know the printcap files are fine, because it's printing for other (read:
> windows) users. Here is a log snippet:
>
> May 18 13:15:09 printsrv01 lpd[7218]: printsrv01.noc.fix.net requests
> printjob deskjet
> May 18 13:38:54 printsrv01 lpd[7640]: clark.fix.net requests recvjob
> deskjet
> May 18 13:38:54 printsrv01 lpd[7640]: deskjet: job could not be printed
> (cfA030clark.fix.net)
>
> How can I find out more about this error? I really want to kill this
> problem! Also note, the print jobs where it says it's being requested /by/
> the print server are the only ones that work. This sounds like maybe the
> problem lies in the remote-job-request mechanism, but I have no experience
> w/ lpr and the manpages + docs I've found haven't been very helpful.
>
> thanks,
> /me
>
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