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Simon Waters wrote: > Neil Williams wrote: >> On Sun, 2008-02-03 at 21:02 +0000, aaron Moore wrote: >>> Hi >>> Clients are windows xp and debian. They see the printer but it won't print. >>> Ubuntu won't let me administer cups through localhost 631, and the printer >>> dialog has no option for listening (I don't think) >>> Thanks >>> Aaron >> The machine connected to the printer needs to be running the CUPS >> daemon. > > I believe CUPS web interface is disabled by default on Ubuntu. (Where as > Debian just went for listening on 127.0.0.1, either way the default > config is probably both more secure, and (alas) less useful than expected). > > As Tom (the Younger) suggests - the answer probably lies in > /etc/cups/cupsd.conf > > But if the Debian clients knows to play with the CUPS servers, then the > printers should magically appear on each client as they are added to the > print server. Not sure how Windows clients play in such a setup - they > might need to be told the name of the printer - but I'd worry about that > after the Debian/Ubuntu stuff is all working as expected. > > Simon > > > what model is the printer? If it's HP or Brother, particularly Brother, there are probably drivers available. HP is supported by open source projects, Brother has (as far as I can see) a comprehensive set of drivers on its website for pretty much all their products. -- Simon Robert www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html