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:-) 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? JohnSanley