printing using novell netware 6

[uli wehner]

Ott,

I am not sure about the whole netware thing...

However, my CUPS server (Fedora Core1) can print (directly) to my Lanier printers directly using the following Device URI: http://ipaddress:443/printer

note the http as opposed to IPP, IPPS, HTTPS, etc.

I tried all kinds of combinations till i got http://idaddress:443/path to work.

for your purposes http://ipaddress:443/ipps/printer might be the ticket.

hope this helps.

Oh, and i did a newtork capture and the print data goes across the wire encrypted.

regards

uli


> Dear everybody,
>
> I have a novell netware 6 envronment at work.  The standard procedure for printing with your own computer is by installing a (window-only) client.  The printer address, as visible in windows, is like
>
> https://server/ipps/printer
>
> I have done quite a large number attempts in oder to get CUPS to talk with the server.  So long without success.  There is always a error -20 in logs.  After issuing lpadmin -p A123 -v https://xxxx:yyyyy@server:443/ipps/HP_LaserJet_1200_C338 I get always something like (in /var/log/cups/error_log):
>
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Setting A123 device-uri to "https://server:443/ipps/HP_LaserJet_1200_C338" (was "https://server:443/ipps/HP_LaserJet_1200_C338".)
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Saving printers.conf...
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 2461) for job 8.
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster (PID 2462) for job 8.
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertoprinter (PID 2463) for job 8.
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/https (PID 2464) for job 8.
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Printer 'A123' modified by 'root'.
> E [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] PID 1944 stopped with status 0!
> I [17/Feb/2005:15:03:53 +0200] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to "debug" to find out more.
> E [17/Feb/2005:15:03:54 +0200] SLPReg of "A123" failed with status -20!
>
> I have made a symbolic link https -> ipp
>
> tertullianus:/etc/cups# ll /usr/lib/cups/backend/
> total 108
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 10412 Oct  5 22:33 canon
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 10532 Oct  5 22:33 epson
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     3 Jan 11 10:39 http -> ipp
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     3 Feb  9 08:16 https -> ipp
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 19708 Dec 31 06:25 ipp
> ...
>
> This is debian sarge.  I have installed the following cups-related packages:
>
> ii  cupsys                1.1.22-8
> ii  cupsys-client         1.1.22-8
> ii  cupsys-driver-gimppri 4.2.7-4
> ii  cupsys-driver-gimppri 4.2.7-4
>
> The server has open oprts 631, 443 and 23 if that matters.
>
> Can anyone give me a hint?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ott
>