can't print fr fedora to ubuntu

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 11:07:19AM -0500, Chris Aitken wrote:
> Ubuntu saw my printer and configured itself to use it (impressive). 
> However, I'm not having any luck printing to it from a networked fedora 
> 7 machine. I've done a lot of troubleshooting network printing and each 
> time I try to take some wisdom with me. The thing I did last time to get 
> netwrok printing working was to get the URI correct. I found that the 
> URI format that works is http://IPaddress:631/printers/printername
> 
> I put that to the test several times and each time it worked. 
> Unfortunately, it ain't wotking this time.
> 
> URI:http://192.168.0.2:631/printers/PSC_1600_series is not working.
> 
> I tried /sbin/service cups restart on the networked amchine and that did 
> not help.
> 
> I tried variations like,
> 
> URI:http://192.168.0.2:631/Printers/PSC_1600_series
> URI:http://192.168.0.2:631/printers/PSC_1600_Series
> URI:http://192.168.0.2:631/printers/usb/PSC_1600_series
> 
> and these didn't work  either. I can successfully ping each machine from 
> one another.
> 
> Any ideas?

Cups tends to default to NOT share printers with the network.  The web
interface (http://localhost:631/admin) has a check box to enable sharing
of printers with the network.  That should pretty much be all you have
to do.  Any cups enabled system on the network should then see the
printer.

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