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 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.
> 

Got it working now.  Had to not use a line I pulled from the wiki that
seemed like a problematic Allow.  Anyway, thanks all!
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