on 3-2-2009 11:22 AM JohnS spake the following: > On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 11:14 -0800, Scott Silva wrote: >> on 3-2-2009 8:20 AM b.j. mcclure spake the following: >>> I have been trying to set up printer sharing on the LAN.All machines are >>> CentOS 5.2 fully updated. The problem server is a fresh build. The box >>> it is replacing worked fine for many months. >>> The problem appears to be a closed port 631 on the new box. iptables >>> and ip6tables are stopped as shown by the output below. To confirm I >>> was using nmap correctly I ran it against the old server first which >>> shows 631 open. No matter what I do to the new box (192.168.2.205) 631 >>> remains closed. I was running it on the new box via ssh which I think >>> eleminates any swithc/router issues. >>> >>> Any thoughts gladly accepted. This must be something simple/stupid I >>> have overlooked. Not much hair left to pull out. ;-/ >>> >> >> Cups defaults to only being open on localhost. You have to edit the config >> file to open more up. > Qouted by me earlier: >> Interesting that when the local host address is used the port is open: >> [root at rwells-rh legacydp]# nmap -sT -p 631 -PT 127.0.0.1 > """It is configured by default to it has to be changed""" # Maybe they > did not understand my wording of it? Should have said It has to be > changed for networking. > Posted a working networkable config also and linked the cups site also > JohnStanley Yeah... I saw your postings, but they were further down the thread as I was catching up this morning. Unfortunately, I had already sent my "2 cents" before I got down that far. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090302/cd8ff5c3/attachment-0003.sig>