Can't print after CUPS update this morning?

[Lauri]

> On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 09:53:24PM +0300, Lauri wrote:
> 
>> I also got the problem, caused from invalid netmask value in cupsd.conf.
>>
>> In:
>>
>> # Lines below are automatically generated - DO NOT EDIT
>> <Location /printers/psc750>
>> Order Deny,Allow
>> Deny From All
>> Allow From 127.0.0.1
>> Allow from 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0
>> AuthType None
>> </Location>
>>
>> I had to remove the 255.255.255.0.
> 
> The reason CUPS is rejecting this is that the correct network address
> is:
> 
>   192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
> and not
>   192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0

But why it's incorrect? It should be correct.

> 
> CUPS-1.1.x would correct this for you, but CUPS-1.2 no longer does.
> But this line in cupsd.conf gets written by system-config-printer (it
> copies what you enter in the 'Sharing' dialog).
> 
> If you run, as root:
> 
> /usr/sbin/printconf-backend --force-rebuild
> /sbin/service cups restart
> 
> you will probably find that the incorrect network address is back
> again.

No, It's not back.

> 
> To test out the correct fix, please fetch these packages:
> 
> http://people.redhat.com/twaugh/tmp/cups-fc5/i386/system-config-printer-0.6.151.7-1.i386.rpm
> http://people.redhat.com/twaugh/tmp/cups-fc5/i386/system-config-printer-gui-0.6.151.7-1.i386.rpm
> 
> and install them with 'rpm -Fvh system-config-printer*-0.6.151.7-1*'.
> Then restart cups: '/sbin/service cups restart'
> 
> and things should work fine.  Let me know whether this works for you!

This works, thanks.

Lauri


> 
> Thanks,
> Tim.
> */
>