CUPS fails to reccognize parallel port - AGAIN!

Sat Jul 1 14:28:47 PDT 2006

Charles Howse wrote:

> I finally have printing working.
> The necessary permissions for /dev/lpt0 are 0666.

Be careful: 0666 allows all users on your system full access to your
parallel port.
Permission 0660 and the setting of "Group wheel" in cupsd.conf should also
do the work.

> 
> Also just now got browsing working:
> 
> # Show shared printers on the local network.
> Browsing On
> BrowseAddress 192.168.254.255:631
> BrowseOrder allow,deny
> BrowseAllow from all
> 
> Case closed, many, many thanks to all!

You're welcome.

Only a last question:

BrowseAddress @LOCAL doesn't work for your system?
Can you post the output of "ipconfig"?

best regards!
Bernd