Can't add printer in WinXP via IPP
Luciano Giacchetta
lgiacchetta at jusbaires.gov.ar
Thu Oct 19 12:42:24 PDT 2006
Neil, try to open Port 80 in you cupsd.conf and connect again your
printer in this way.
http://printers.njae.me.uk/printers/dj-895-raw
Other solution is get ESP Print Pro Windows Cups Client form
http://www.easysw.com/printpro/software.php and install you printers
with this program...
Luciano
Neil Smith escribió:
> Hi all,
>
> I can't add a CUPS print queue to my WinXP box.
>
> I've got CUPS 1.1.22 running on FC3 with a printer (HP Deskjet 895) attached
> to the parallel port. Printing from the FC3 box via CUPS works fine. I've
> set up a raw printer queue for WinXP use and I've uncommented the
> application/octet lines in /etc/cups/mime.convs and /etc/cups/mime.types.
>
> The server is called temujin.njae.me.uk (with a DNS CNAME alias of
> printers.njae.me.uk). Turning the firewall on or off makes no difference.
> There's no Samba on any machine or other CUPS servers on the network.
>
> The WinXP machine is up-to-date with all the updates applied.
>
> Firefox on the WinXP machine can open http://printers.njae.me.uk:631 and I
> get the CUPS admin webpage. I can browse through the various pages of that
> fine. I can use the admin website to print CUPS test pages, even from the
> raw printer queue (at http://printers.njae.me.uk:631/printers/dj-895-raw).
>
> When I try to add a new printer in WinXP with the Add Printer wizard, I get
> the Specify a Printer dialog, select 'Connect to a printer on the internet
> or on a home or office network' and type
> http://printers.njae.me.uk:631/printers/dj-895-raw
> into the edit box. When I press 'Next', I get an error report dialog that
> says:
> 'Windows cannot connect to the printer. Either the printer name was typed
> incorrectly, or the specified printer has lost its connection to the
> server. For more information, click Help.'
> ('Help' is rather unhelpful).
>
> I've also tried giving the printer address as:
> http://printers.njae.me.uk/printers/dj-895-raw
> http://temujin.njae.me.uk:631/printers/dj-895-raw
> http://temujin.njae.me.uk/printers/dj-895-raw
> with exactly the same results
>
> /var/log/cups/access_log shows the successful access of the WinXP machine to
> the web pages, but there's nothing there to show Windows trying to find the
> printer.
>
> The non-comment lines of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf are below.
>
> Any suggestions on how I can get my WinXP machines to use my CUPS printer?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil.
>
>
> ----- /etc/cups/cupsd.conf ------
>
> LogFilePerm 0600
> MaxLogSize 2000000000
> LogLevel info
>
> Printcap /etc/printcap
>
> # Port 80
> # Port 443
> Port 631
>
> #Browsing On
> #BrowseProtocols cups
>
> BrowseAddress 192.168.2.255
> #BrowseShortNames Yes
>
> BrowseDeny All
> BrowseAllow 192.168.2.*
> BrowseAllow @LOCAL
>
> #BrowseInterval 30
>
> BrowseOrder deny,allow
>
> #BrowsePoll address:port
> #BrowsePort 631
> #BrowseRelay source-address destination-address
> #BrowseRelay @IF(src) @IF(dst)
> #BrowseTimeout 300
>
>
> <Location />
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> Allow From @LOCAL
> Allow From temujin
> Allow From temujin.njae.me.uk
> Allow From 192.168.2.*
> </Location>
>
> #<Location /classes>
> #</Location>
>
> #<Location /classes/name>
> #</Location>
>
> #<Location /jobs>
> #</Location>
>
> <Location /printers>
>
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> Allow From @LOCAL
> Allow From 192.168.2.*
>
> AuthType None
>
> </Location>
>
> #<Location /printers/name>
> #</Location>
>
> <Location /admin>
>
> AuthType Basic
> AuthClass System
>
> ## Restrict access to LAN
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> Allow From 192.168.2.*
>
> #Encryption Required
> </Location>
>
>
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