> Johannes, > > Thanks for the reply, however: > > > - install cups on the server > > Can't, not my server it is the corporate print server not admin'd by me. No > root login and it's a HP-UX 11.11 server. They will not allow cups to be > installed, already asked. > > > - set up printer on server (eg. web front end) > > I did install the server version of cups on my Debian workstation with the > hopes of direct connecting to the network printers. Followed the docs about > all of the required packages and then to restart the cupsys (i.e > /etc/init.d/cupssy restart), however my Apache sever on my workstation > does not have a port open on 631, therefore the web front end does not > work. No documentation I can find to debug this failure. Probably need > the manual process for setting up cups in Debian, as the 'apt-get install' > does not do it, no errors or warnings. So not sure where it jumped the track. > > > > - allow printing on server for your workstation (config file or gui) > > Once I get the web GUI functioning, maybe this would work; don't know. > > > - install cups on client; here debian defaults work for me. > > How did you check the defaults? Did you use lpadmin to add printers to your > client? How do you query the print server for available network printers? > > Thanks, > John > >
Thanks for everyones suggestions. Found out a website, that was extremely helpful in setting up network printing within Debian. Would recommend it those folks, like me, who are just migrating to cups. http://www.willempen.org/network-printer/ Re: John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
