Unable to print from windozXP to FC4 cups printer

Tim Waugh twaugh at redhat.com
Tue Jul 5 22:20:08 UTC 2005


On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 03:55:21PM -0400, Tom Broadhurst wrote:

> Folks -
> I've always been able to print pre FC4.
> I was so impressed with FC4 performance, that I think I got carried away
> with my samba/cups configurations. Saddly, I didn't save the old conf's
> to fall back on.
> When I set-up the printer on windoz, it seems to go OK, but the printer
> status is "Access denied, unable to connect".
> Attempting to print a test page yields a fatal Windows Explorer error.
> The printer is an HP LaserJet 4P that has worked flawlessly for 6 years,
> and still works flawlessly on the linux FC4 box.

As a quick test, you could try 'service iptables stop' to disable the
iptables rules -- if printing works then, you'll need to configure
your firewall rules so that the right ports are open.

Tim.
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