system-config-printer can't find my remote printer ??

Aaron Konstam akonstam at sbcglobal.net
Mon Mar 23 14:31:00 UTC 2009


On Sun, 2009-03-22 at 21:43 +0100, Andreas Burger wrote:
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> g schrieb:
> > g wrote:
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> >> William Case wrote:
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> >>> BASEMENT: http://localhost:631 shows the correct printer.
> >>> UPSTAIRS: http://localhost:631 shows NO PRINTER
> >>>
> >>> As I said earlier, ping and ssh works in both directions!?
> >> do you have printer sharing enabled on basement system?
> > 
> > ok. i just read back where you said you do, but did note you were asked
> > if you had iptables set to allow printing.
> > 
> > you replied you were in permissive mode. permissive mode is selinux,
> > not firewall. you need to be sure you have iptables set to allow printing
> > connections passing thru.
> 
> upstairs localhost does not show any printers from downstairs before you
> added a queue from downstairs, i would not expect anything else...
> so on upstairs you have to add a queue ferom downstairs.
The above advice is specifically wrong. No queue should be added.
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