[cups.general] cups-1.4.1 browser interface does not find cups shared printer

[Michael Sweet]

On Oct 9, 2009, at 4:36 AM, John Frankish wrote:
> Using cups-1.4.1, the browser interface does not find a printer  
> shared on the local network using cups-1.3.8
>
> The following command on the cups-1.4.1 machine will add the shared  
> printer:
>
> $ sudo lpadmin -p OfficeJetG85 -E -v ipp://192.168.1.100/printers/OfficeJetG85
>
> .and I can print without problems from the cups-1.4.1 remote machine  
> thereafter.
>
> Note that using cups-1.3.8 on a remote machine with the same  
> cupsd.conf as the cups-1.4.1 machine, the browser interface finds  
> the shared printer without problems.
>
> Any ideas what the problem might be?

Your cupsd.conf file doesn't seem to have a BrowseAddress line in it  
like:

     BrowseAddress @LOCAL

>
> Regards, John
>
> -----
> cupsd.conf
>
> LogLevel info
> Port 631
> Listen localhost:631
> Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
>
>   ### Which print servers to use
>   BrowseOrder deny,allow
>   BrowseDeny from All
>   BrowseAllow from @LOCAL
>   BrowseAllow from 192.168.1.*
>
>   <Location />
>   AuthType None
>   Order Deny,Allow
>   Deny From All
>   Allow From @LOCAL
>   </Location>
>
>   <Location /jobs>
>   AuthType None
>   Order Deny,Allow
>   Deny From All
>   Allow From @LOCAL
>   </Location>
>
>   <Location /printers>
>   AuthType None
>   Order Deny,Allow
>   Deny From All
>   Allow From @LOCAL
>   </Location>
>
>   <Location /admin>
>   AuthType None
>   Order Deny,Allow
>   Deny From All
>   Allow From @LOCAL
>   </Location>
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer