On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 01:36:26AM -0500, Chinook wrote: > P4 with Debian Etch (testing), kernel 2.6.12-1-686, > Gnome desktop and USB attached printer and scanner > > PMac G5 running OS X Tiger (10.4.4) > ...................................................................................... > > I've got my AppleTalk/zeroconf LAN setup working for file sharing - > with netatalk and task-howl on the Linux box. > > > When I had my printer connected to my Mac I could print to it from the > Linux box with just CUPS whether the Mac AppleTalk connection with the > Linux box was active or not. Then I decided I wanted more desk space > around my Mac and moved the printer to my Linux box. Now I can print > from my Linux box, but I can't seem to figure out how to print to it > from my Mac :-P > > > For once I'm finding the printer setup on my Mac the more difficult :-( > I've tried it outside the AppleTalk connection by simply supplying an > address of 192.168.2.69:631 and though the printer definition is > accepted, actual printing says the printer is busy. I've also tried it > with the AppleTalk connection up, again supplying the same address, with > the same results. I've also tried variations of addresses without > success. > > > I'm sure I'm tripping over the obvious but what??? Is there a way to > specify the Linux printer from my Mac outside AppleTalk? Or if I need > to through AppleTalk, do I need to further edit my Linux netatalk setup > - maybe the papd.conf??? > > > If I do need to (somehow) use the Linux printer with AppleTalk, there is > another lesser question. How do I ensure that the howl tools > (mDNSResponder for advertising) start at login like afpd and atalkd.
Actually, afpd and atalkd are started at boot-up, which occurs before any login on a traditional UNIX system. All the boot-up scripts are stored in /etc/init.d on a Debian machine. They are invoked via soft-links in the in the several run-level directories /etc/rc[S0-6].d There is a lot of picky detail, which is well documented at www.debian.org. You can initiate anything by writing a shell script and installing it and links to it. Be sure to implement three commands, at least: start, stop, restart > Following is the mDNSBrowse info if it's any help. > > I'm keeping notes on the detail steps in order to share the setup with > anyone else they might help, so if you want to see the detail steps > I've taken so far I can send along the text file or put it up on my > dotMac account for download. > I, for one, am interested is learning how to get a printer on a Mac shared to a Linux box. I thought it would be easy, but I failed. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
