[CentOS] Cannot open port 631 for Cups printer sharing ((SOLVED))

Mon Mar 2 22:15:48 UTC 2009
b.j. mcclure <keepertoad at bellsouth.net>

On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 16:58 -0500, JohnS wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 16:44 -0500, b.j. mcclure wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 16:23 -0500, JohnS wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 15:46 -0500, b.j. mcclure wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I think the first problem is we have somehow merged two threads.  The
> > > > first was Mr. Wells issue which is different from mine.  His port 631 is
> > > > "open" when nmap is run from localhost but not when run against the IP.
> > > > My port 631 is closed regardless of whether it is run from localhost or
> > > > remotely against the IP.  My cupsd.conf works.  An identical machine
> > > > co-located has an identical cupsd.conf and shares the same printer
> > > > nicely on the same LAN.  The same nmap configuration run against that
> > > > machine shows port 631 open in both above cases.  My conclusion, FWIW,
> > > > is that it is not a cups config issue but a port issue.  
> > > > 
> > > > Also, the cups site link confirms that @LOCAL means local network which
> > > > is all I'm looking for.  The laserjet 1300 has been supported for at
> > > > least a few years now.
> > > Correct
> > > 
> > > Lets get something straight. You "B.J"  are using a machine to be a
> > > spooler for clients? 2 machines exactly? 2 machines acting as Spooler
> > > Servers? Correct? The main issue is Clients can not see (connect) to the
> > > machine because no open port.
> > > 1. Can the spooler machine in question print locally?
> > > 2. Whats the RPM version for cups
> > > 
> > > JohnStanley
> > 
> > Sorry for the confusion.  I am replacing a box that acts as a print
> > server for a LAN consisting of 11 machines, all running centos 5.2, and
> > occasionally a lappie or two thrown in. The new box is/was the machine I
> > had the issue on.  It now appears to be "solved" after I scp'd the
> > config file over for the second time.  Not sure what I clutzed up the
> > first time but the config file was apparently the issue.  Since I
> > overwrote the offending config file I have no way of knowing what the
> > difference was.  Looking at the working config file it appears to me to
> > be box stock, as was the non-working one.
> > 
> > Thanks much for all the help and my apologies for being a bit pig-headed
> > about the config file.
>  
> Yea your a Pig Head because I wanted to see the original config file.
> Something had to be different.
> Next time use a tool called diff or zdiff.  Ok I guess your not a Pig
> Head:-) 

Yep, familiar with diff.

> Just think you could have solved it today at 1:21PM EST! :-) Since it is
> working I have some huge PDFs that need printing. Where do I submit
> them?
Ha!  I'm only the grunt here.  Best I can do is send you a marker for a cool one.

> JohnSanley

B.J.  
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