Network printing

[csarid at utlxy.net]

Well, I followed the 1.1.x instructions but it seems like to routers are blocking things because the relay option is not working either.

As a workaround I have exported the setting.xml from my working print server and imported these into one of the systems on the other subnet along with the ppd directory containing the drivers. However, when I attempt to print nothing comes out. Is there anything else I need to transfter for an import besides the ppd directory and the exported xml file?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!


> Kurt,
>
> Thanks I will try it and let you know.
>
> Frank
>
>
>
> > csarid at yahoo.com <csarid at yahoo.com> wrote (Friday 23 June 2006 19:57):
> >
> > > I have a cups server setup on one subnet and all linux machines on that
> > > subnet are able to browse and share the printers from that server
> > > automatically. however, I have a group of other linux machines on a
> > > completely different subnet and those machines are not able to browse
> > > accross the subnet to see the printers.
> >
> > If you're on CUPS 1.2.x, look at
> >
> >    http://localhost:631/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html?TOPIC=References
> >
> > If you're on CUPS 1.1.x, look at
> >
> >    http://localhost:631/sam.html
> >
> > Search for the keywords "BrowsePoll" and "BrowseRelay"
> >
> > You have different options:
> >
> >   a) let each of the machines in the different subnet do "BrowsePoll"
> >      for itself. Puts additional load on the CUPS server for each
> >      separate client polling
> >
> >   b) let one or few clients in the subnet do "BrowsePoll" and at the
> >      same time "BrowseRelay" to their own subnet. Requires these
> >      clients to be more or less continuously up.
> >
> > Example for client whose assumed IP address is 10.162.0.56/255.255.255.0
> > polling CUPS server 192.168.34.56
> >
> >   BrowsePoll 192.168.34.56:631
> >   BrowseRelay 127.0.0.1 10.162.0.255
> >
> > All clients on net 10.162.0.[1-254] should see and be able to use all
> > printers now (if the CUPS server accepts the clients, that is...)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Kurt
>