printing challenges

[Mike Reinehr]

Scott,

On Thursday 15 September 2005 06:48 pm, Dr. Scott S. Jones wrote:
> Dear List:
>
> I am experiencing some trouble with printing. I'll lay out my system and
> ask for possible solutions.
>
> I have a small LAN running ethernet over UTP. My primary machine runs
> debian 3.1 (named 'SCOTT'), with deskjet 550c attached; the alternate
> machine (named 'SETH') runs Windows 98se and has a laser jet iiip attached.
>
> I can print from SETH to the local laser jet, just fine. However when
> printing to the laser from SCOTT, with a native linux app such as xpdf, the
> job transfers to SETH's printer, but then halts, until I hit Continue. It
> shows LC LOAD A4. I hit Continue and the job finishes printing.
>
> I have gone back to setup for foomatic-gui, for CUPS at localhost:631 and
> other man pages and README files, but can't find where one sets the default
> size.

	The default paper size for a printer is configured in a file (or 
files) /etc/cups/ppd/printer_name.ppd

	In an emergency you could edit this (these) file(s) manually, but they would 
be subject to being over written, later.

	The default can more easily be set by using your web browser 
(http://localhost:631) as you described and then going to Admin/Manage 
Printers/Configure Printer.

	Finally, a permanet fix would be to find where CUPS stores its library of 
PPD's (on a Debian system it's /usr/share/cups/model and edit the appropriate 
ppd files there.)

> The other problem is that I can print locally from linux to my deskjet 550c
> printer and the color works too, but I can't get this printer shared, to be
> available to the windows 98 machine, to SETH.
>
> Suggestions?

	Check the security settings in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.

> Scott

Hope this helps!

cmr

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