accessing printer on network

[bilal_jan]

Hello everyone
I have a machine running Ubuntu 8.10 and with that that machine i have connected Samsung ML-1610(Mono Laser Printer).
I have second machine running fedora core 8 ... and from this machine i want to access my printer(Samaung ML-1610) that is connected to machine running ubuntu 8.10.
any idea how can i do that ...!!!
thanks

[D-cat]

On your Ubuntu computer, you need to set up CUPS server to accept calls from other computers in your network. This should be as easy as editing (with sudo) the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf, change the line

Listen localhost:631

to read

Listen *:631

Save and restart the CUPS server. Also, if you have the firewall enabled, open port 631 (IPP/CUPS).

On your fedora machine, simply set the printer setup to use network cups and point it to the Ubuntu computer. There's no further configuration, all network printing is done by postscript and the server takes care of any post conversions if necessary.

[bilal_jan]

thankd D-cat for your reply
i did configure /etc/cups/cups.conf with what u advice i also enabled port 631... but i am facing difficulty configuring fedora machine, i try to configer it by clicking System->administration->printing
here with server selected on left hand side i clicked go to server , a dialog box opened wh prompt for CUPS server and username... i tried different CUPS server name and user name but i am getting error

CUPS SERVER error
there was an error during the cups operation.: 'http Connection Encrypt failed'.

could u please guide me abit more precisly with me fedora side setting... coz i think i am not following right path on my fedora machine.

[blinky]

On the machine hosting (ubuntu) the printer go to"http://localhost:631/admin/" and make sure you have the "Share published printers connected to this system" checked. Restart the cups service.

On the fedora machine go to "http://localhost:631/admin/" and make sure you have "Show printers shared by other systems" checked. restart the cups service.

Now on the fedora machine go to "http://localhost:631/printers/" and the available cups printers on the network should show up.

After all this your /etc/cups/cups.conf should look like this (this is from my fedora server, ubuntu should be similar).

LogLevel info
SystemGroup sys root
# Allow remote access
Port 631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Enable printer sharing and shared printers.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
BrowseAddress @LOCAL
DefaultAuthType Basic
<Location />
  Allow all
  # Allow shared printing and remote administration...
  Order allow,deny
  Allow all
</Location>
<Location /admin>
  Encryption Required
  Allow all
  # Allow remote administration...
  Order allow,deny
  Allow all
</Location>
<Location /admin/conf>
  AuthType Default
  Require user @SYSTEM
  Allow all
  # Allow remote access to the configuration files...
  Order allow,deny
  Allow all
</Location>
<Policy default>
  <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
    Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>
  <Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
    AuthType Default
    Require user @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>
  <Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
    AuthType Default
    Require user @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>
  <Limit CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
    Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>
  <Limit All>
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>
</Policy>

[bilal_jan]

thanks blinky for yor reply it worked half way.
i was able to see printer on my Fedora Machine.
but i am unable to get print on a printer that is connected to ubuntu 8.10 machine.
i copied /etc/cups/cups.conf from above post to /etc/cups/cupsd.conf of Ubuntu 8.10 but it still didnt worked.
when i click "Print test page" i can see at the bottom of browser that

connecting to 192.168.1.2

but after a long wait i am gettin this error

Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.1.2:631.

[bilal_jan]

Ding............!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bilal_jan]

blinky and D Cat can u read this

[D-cat]

Try the configuration from the ubuntu machine as localhost as suggested above.

The only difference between my cupsd.conf and the one above is right at top:

LogLevel warning
SystemGroup lpadmin

I'm not sure that makes any difference as far as accepting jobs from users is concerned. I kind of doubt it. I'm guessing something in the admin setup page might lend a clue (https://localhost:631/).

[bilal_jan]

thanks D-cat for ur reply.....
on my ubuntu system in i have a printer ML-1610 , whose Device URI is

Device URI: usb://Samsung/ML-1610

and that printer is working(i assured that by printing a "test page")
Also share published printers connected to this system is also checked... i have also published that printer!!!
on my fedora system i added printer

Device URI ipp://192.168.1.2:631/printers/ML-1610

now when i clicked "print test page" on my fedora system, initially i see a text message like this

ML-1610 "Connecting to 192.168.1.2 on port 631..."

but then after a while i got this error
Quote:

"recoverable: Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30

seconds..."
any idea what i am missing
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[SHENGTON]

Hello bilal_jan, good evening.

Maybe my blog could help solve your problem --> HERE

Althought my topic there is Network Printing between WinXP and Ubuntu but I guess it can help you get an idea. I'm talking about the Device URI. Check the second method in my blog. Let us know the result.

Take care and God bless.