Unable to connect to 192.168.2.3 on port 631

Rüdiger Eisele eisele at softeiscons.de
Wed Dec 20 03:57:17 PST 2006


> Rüdiger wrote:
> > I have two SuSe 10.1 boxes, on one, there is a printer installed and configured with CUPS and it works. Now I want to attach that printer from the second SuSe10.1-System, I always get unable to connect to 192.168.2.3 on port 631; the 192.168.2.3 is the address of teh box on which the printer is installed. I amn able to reach that box from the remote box.
> >
> > Does have anyone an idea where my fault can be ?
>
> By default CUPS listens on and allows connections from the Loopback interface only (127.0.0.1). To allow remote connetions you may either use the Web admin page or hand edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.
> To hand edit, change the following:
>    1. Listen 127.0.0.1:631 ==>  Listen *:631
>    2. Under <Location /> add
>          Allow @LOCAL
>
> Regards,
> Opher Shachar.
>
The Command Listen *:631 was already in cupsd.conf

This is what under <Location> now is
<Location />
Encryption IfRequested
Satisfy All
Order deny,allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
Allow From 127.0.0.2
Allow From @LOCAL
Allow @LOCAL
</Location>

Rüdiger





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