Adding a printer on a server install

[Mitch Contla]

Anthony Yarusso said the following on 10/27/2006 12:24 PM:
> 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.
Change the Listen parameter in /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf:

#/etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf
#Listen localhost:631
Listen *:631

This allows connections from all hosts. You could restrict to your local
subnet if you like... see the docs for details.

-- 
Mitch