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Re: [LUG] Printing Problems with OS10 and Ubuntu 8.04

 

Sorry 
Whats a couple of ports between friends?
Or I had too many already!


On Fri, 2009-05-01 at 08:11 +0100, george wrote:
> On Thursday 30 April 2009, kevin wrote:
> > In my experience the Postscript level 1 2 or 3 has a big influence also
> > my be interprited and flushed so no job!
> >  The paper type (default could be Letter) could also cuase the job the
> > be abandoned.
> > Can you use localhost:633 in a browser window from the mac?
> >
> > Or from the sending machine use the mac's ip address and same port
> > This should get you a Cups control panel
> >
> > On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 10:01 +0100, jess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > Posted by "Jess Humphries" <jess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Been a member for a while now - not posted but find everyone else's tips
> > > and solutions helpful.  I have a question now myself tho:
> > >
> > > Home network has an old IMAC running OS10.2.3 ( I know it's old)with an
> > > HP1215 printer scanner hanging off it.  I want to print from my other
> > > desktop machine, running Ubuntu Hardy. I have got to the stage where the
> > > Linux box can see the printer and has it set as the default.  But when I
> > > send jobs to the printer they just seem to vanish.  Any ideas as to why
> > > it all appears ok but the print jobs never appear at the other end??
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Jess Humphries
> > > --
> I had this problem between 2 linux boxes.  It turned out to be 2 things.  
> First, is there an open network connection between the 2 boxes (I use NFS)?
> Second, find out how CUPS works.  As Kevin says, manage it through a browser 
> window but the address is http://localhost:631 not 633.  You definitely need 
> to know what the address of the printer on the Mac is.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> 
Regards

Kevin Lucas
Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved (possibly!)
Po House, Minions,
Liskeard Cornwall 
PL14 5LE
01579363386


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