Adding a printer on a server install

[Anthony Yarusso]

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Mitch Contla wrote:
> Anthony Yarusso said the following on 10/27/2006 10:54 AM:
>> Hi, I'm trying to make my server box function as a print server for a
>> USB printer (HP PSC 1310 - known to work with desktop Ubuntu).  I'm
>> having a hard time wrapping my head around how to set it up though.  I
>> have cups installed, and am trying to configure the printer with the
>> printconf utility.  I am getting the following in response to 'sudo
>> dpkg-reconfigure printconf':
>>
>> *** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (!prev): 0x08179528 ***
>> Unable to read printer database.  Please ensure the "foomatic-db"
>> package is installed properly.
>>
>> The package mentioned is installed just fine.  Additionally, I have
>> confirmed that the ppd file exists, at
>> /usr/share/cups/model/hpijs/HP/HP-PSC_1310-hpijs.ppd.
>>
>> I basically just need to replicate whatever the Gnome Add Printer
>> dialogue does, since that works perfectly with this printer.  Any help
>> managing that on cli appreciated!
> You can use lpadmin from a shell prompt like this:
> 
> user at ubuntu:~$ sudo lpadmin -p HP-PSC-1310 -E -v parallel:/dev/lp0  \
>> -m hpijs/HP/HP-PSC_1310-hpijs.ppd -u allow:all
> 
> This assumes you want to name your printer HP-PSC-1310, and that it's
> connected at parallel. If you are connected to the printer in some other
> way, you can get info on available device uri's using lpinfo:
> 
> user at ubuntu:~$ lpinfo -v
> 
> Good Luck
> 
Thank you, that worked.  However, so far I am able to print only from
the server computer; it is refusing connections from another.  I have
the port forwarded in the router, and have set every allow option I can
find in the cupsd.conf, so am not sure what's left.
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