Printing Problems (2nd request)

[Joseph McCrary]

[joe at localhost ~]$ lpstat -t
lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused
[joe at localhost ~]$ /sbin/service cups status
cupsd (pid 3315) is running...
[joe at localhost ~]$


Paul Howarth wrote:

> Joseph McCrary wrote:
>
>> Please help. If I cannot fix this printing problem, I will have to 
>> abandon Linux for the hated world of Windoze!!!
>>
>> Two weeks ago, I no longer could send a document to either printer. 
>> I've got two printers connected, both of which used to work fine. One 
>> is a Canon S600 connected to a USB port. The other is a HP LJ 6MP 
>> connected through my local network. Both worked fine previously.
>>
>> Whenever I try to print from a program (e.g., Firefox), the only 
>> printer available is the PostScript default. Previously, both 
>> printers were listed, with the HP as the default printer.
>>
>> When I try to print a test page, I get this error:
>>
>> lpr: error - unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable
>
>
> What's the output of:
>
> $ lpstat -t
> $ /sbin/service cups status
>
> Paul.
>