I have a Wheezy host, an XP virtualbox client, and an old LaserJet 5MP configured with CUPS and connected by a parallel port. How can I access this printer from the XP client?
In XP Add Printer, I tried to define a network printer at these URLs: http://127.0.0.1:631/printers/LaserJet_5MP http://192.168.1.2:631/printers/LaserJet_5MP but they were not found. (192.168.1.2 is my port on a local router; ifconfig shows it for eth0.) The CUPS interface at localhost:631 lists the connection site as "parallel:/dev/lp0". I have not set up Samba sharing. As shown below, /etc/cups/printers.conf shows the printer as shared, and I thought that should suffice. I gather virtualbox won't support the parallel-port connection directly. I did succeed with a USB-to-parallel adapter cable and defining a USB printer, but I'd rather use the CUPS shared printer if possible. Thanks. ------------------------- /etc/cups/printers.conf ------------------------- <Printer LaserJet_5MP> Info HP_LaserJet_5MP Location office MakeModel HP LaserJet 5MP Postscript (recommended) DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0 State Idle StateTime 1301774690 Type 8425540 Product (Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 5P) Filter application/vnd.cups-raw 0 - Filter application/vnd.cups-command 0 commandtops Filter application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 - Accepting Yes Shared Yes JobSheets none none QuotaPeriod 0 PageLimit 0 KLimit 0 OpPolicy default ErrorPolicy stop-printer </Printer> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20110402t223200-...@post.gmane.org
