Problems with Cups 1.3.7-8

Margaret Doll Margaret_Doll at brown.edu
Tue May 5 21:41:52 UTC 2009


I have been using RedHat systems for print servers for a long time,  
but the new cups program is not
working for me.

I am unable to get my new RedHat system to share its printers with  
other RedHat systems or with my mac.

The new print server is running 2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 with cups  
1.3.7-8.el5_3.4

The clients are running 2.4.21-58.ELsmp and Mac  OS 10.5.6

I  created the print queues on the new print server using the gui  
printer configuration.  I believe that is system-config-printer.     
The server settings have been set to "Share published printers".  I  
have selinux disabled.  I have iptables set to allow connections on  
port 631.

The printer I have been testing has the following entry in /etc/ 
printcap.  I have tried the Device URI with and without the :9100 port  
on the end.

<Printer gc-hp106ps>
Info HP Laserjet 9000 with postscript driver
Location GeoChem 106
DeviceURI lpd://128.148.124.126:9100
State Idle
StateTime 1241550146
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>


cupsd.conf  has been edited to contain.   I have tried the connections  
with the two various "Listen" lines

DefaultShared yes
# Allow remote access
Port 631
#Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
Listen *:631
# Share local printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
	allow 128.148.nnn.*
	allow 128.148.mmm.*
BrowseAddress @LOCAL
DefaultAuthType Basic
<Location />
   # Allow shared printing...
   Order allow,deny
   Allow 128.148.nnn.*
   Allow 128.148.mmm.*
</Location>

Error messages on the RedHat client:

Network host 'newserver.network.brown.edu' is busy, down, or  
unreachable; will retry...

The Mac client reports:

Attempting to connect to server for printer gc-hp106ps
Network host server is busy;

The Mac' s log file contains:

D [05/May/2009:17:38:11 -0400] Get-Printer-Attributes ipp://localhost/ 
printers/gc_hp101_color2
D [05/May/2009:17:38:11 -0400] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 17  
status_code=0 (successful-ok)
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] cupsdReadClient: 15 POST / HTTP/1.1
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] cupsdAuthorize: Authorized as  using  
AuthRef
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] Get-Printer-Attributes ipp://localhost: 
631/printers/gc_hp106___testing_duplexing
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 15  
status_code=0 (successful-ok)
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] cupsdReadClient: 19 POST / HTTP/1.1
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data  
provided.
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] Get-Printer-Attributes ipp://localhost: 
631/printers/gc_hp106
D [05/May/2009:17:38:12 -0400] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 19  
status_code=0 (successful-ok)

In the /var/log/cups/error_log on the server, I am only getting  
messages about

update_cups_browse: Refused 183 bytes from  ...

/var/log/messages contains

May  5 16:56:52 geops2 cupsd[2787]: *** WARNING *** The programme  
'cupsd' uses the Apple Bonjour compatiblity layer of Avahi.
May  5 16:56:52 geops2 cupsd[2787]: *** WARNING *** Please fix your  
application to use the native API of Avahi!
May  5 16:56:52 geops2 cupsd[2787]: *** WARNING *** For more  
information see <http://0pointer.de/avahi-compat?s=libdns_sd&e=cupsd>

I understand that this is not a problem.  But if it is, how do I fix it.





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