cannot open system/admin/printing, cups errors, cups server could not be contacted...

[gerhard]

On Sat, 2007-04-14 at 05:59 -0500, Scott Lockwood wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-04-14 at 08:20 +0200, gerhard wrote:
> 
> > > Active Internet connections (servers and established)
> > 
> > I get this 
> > 
> > > Active Internet connections (servers and established)
> > > Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State      
> > > tcp        0      0 gerhard:ipp             *:*                     LISTEN     
> > > tcp6       0      0 ip6-localhost:ipp       *:*                     LISTEN     
> > > udp        0      0 *:ipp                   *:*                                
> > > Active UNIX domain sockets (servers and established)
> > > Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node Path
> > > unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     28479    /var/run/cups/cups.sock
> > > unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     52635    /var/run/cups/cups.sock
> 
> How odd. Snipping it down to this, it looks like cups is running, and
> and you're listening for ipp requests, which if I'm not mistaken is
> 'internet printing protocol'. So, what do you see at
> http://localhost:9100/ ?

Also an error
> 
> Also, did you install any other printing 'stuff' like the hp stuff? Both
> coexist just fine usually, I'm just trying to eliminate whatever is
> preventing you from getting to the cups management page.
> > 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Scott Lockwood
> 
>