> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Indunil Jayasooriya > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:42 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: [CentOS] Unable to connect to printer;will retry in > 30 seconds...: Connection timed out > > Hi ALL, > > I recently withed from CentOS 3 X server to CentOS 4.5. It works fine > other than printers. > > there are many printers connected to it. We have configured > the commnad > > printconf > > queue type is Networked UNIX (LPD) > > > Some times, we will be able to print , But, some times, We will NOT be > able to print. > > We can ping its ip address. Even, when we can't print, We can ping its > ip address. > > When we check logs , we see something like this. > > [Job 888] Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30 seconds...: > Connection timed out > > > Then, What we do is , We go to application, system setting, printing > > and when we get the window, We click apply button, > Then, again, We will be able to print. > > Could u pls let me know why? > > But, When We used CentOS 3X, it worked fine. No problem at all. > > here are rpms installed on CentOS 3X > > [root at lwlsvr_old root]# rpm -qa |grep cups > cups-1.1.17-13.3.32 > cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.32 > > [root at lwlsvr_old root]# rpm -qa |grep samba > redhat-config-samba-1.0.16-5 > samba-common-3.0.9-1.3E.5 > samba-3.0.9-1.3E.5 > samba-swat-3.0.9-1.3E.5 > samba-client-3.0.9-1.3E.5 > > > > But, on CentOS 4.5 , We get issues. > > here are rpms installed on CentOS 4.5 > > [root at lwlsvr ~]# rpm -qa |grep cups > hal-cups-utils-0.5.2-8 > libgnomecups-0.1.12-5 > cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20 > cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20 > > [root at lwlsvr ~]# rpm -qa |grep samba > system-config-samba-1.2.21-1.el4.1 > samba-common-3.0.10-1.4E.11 > samba-3.0.10-1.4E.11 > samba-client-3.0.10-1.4E.11 ------------------------------- You Hit the Apply Button But did you bother to make it Default Printer? JohnStanley