[K12OSN] Very frustrating!

[Joseph Bishay]

Nevermind - they loaded now. Strange!

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Joseph Bishay <joseph.bishay at gmail.com> wrote:
> sorry but both those links give me a 500 internal server error.  Do
> they require some sort of login?
>
> Thank you
> Joseph
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Rob Owens <rowens at ptd.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 04:26:34PM -0500, Rob Owens wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 03:35:17PM -0500, Joseph Bishay wrote:
>>> > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Rob Owens <rowens at ptd.net> wrote:
>>> > > 1)  Is the thin client listed in lts.conf, and are you specifying in that file that it has a usb printer attached?
>>> >
>>> > [mac address of thin client with printer]
>>> > Yes I have the following in lts.conf
>>> > PRINTER_0_TYPE      = U
>>> > PRINTER_0_DEVICE = /dev/usb/lp0
>>> > MODULE_01 = usblp
>>> >
>>> The module should be loaded automatically.  Try removing the MODULE_01 line and see if that makes any difference.  It should not be needed, but it also probably isn't hurting.  Still, remove it just to check.
>>>
>>> > > 2)  Does the thin client have a static IP address?
>>> >
>>> > No - I am using the mac address in lts.conf to specify it, and it does
>>> > seem that the DHCP server is always giving that machine 192.168.2.250
>>> > as the IP.
>>> >
>>> That is normal behavior for a DHCP server, but you still should set a static IP address so it's guaranteed not to change.  Looks like that isn't your problem, though, if you're always getting the same IP address.
>>>
>>> > > 3)  Have you rebooted the thin client after making the above changes/settings?
>>> >
>>> > Yes.
>>> >
>>> > > 4)  Have you configured a jetdirect printer in cups which points to the IP address or hostname of the correct thin client?  Did you specify HP Laserjet 1000 as the printer?
>>> >
>>> > Yes I did this two ways -- once by taking the working local printer
>>> > and redirecting it to the thin client.  The other times by creating a
>>> > new jetdirect printer in cups (and also via the admin panel printer
>>> > control program) and creating it from scratch, specifying the HP 1000
>>> > and the correct driver.
>>> >
>>> Sounds like you're doing it right.  I'm trying to find a list of local printer troubleshooting steps that I used a couple years ago.  In the meantime, see if this gives you any clues:
>>> http://markmail.org/message/6innkludtrespdky
>>>
>> See if this helps too:  http://markmail.org/message/zjezrgej4cqfeqam
>>
>> -Rob
>>
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