[cups.general] Printing from Mac OS X 10.5.b (CUPS 1.3.11) toLinux server (Bonjour)

[P. Larry Nelson]

Hi Michael,

A Mac can still print without Avahi running on the linux/CUPS
print server by going to (on the Mac) Print & Fax and clicking on
the "+" to add a printer.

That brings up the Add Printer box and by clicking on the "IP" icon
(this is on Snow Leopard) and then selecting the IPP protocol, one
can then enter the name of the linux/CUPS print server in the
Adress: box and then entering the appropriate info in the Queue:

Other entries for Name:, Location:, and Print Using: would be
printer and local environment dependent.

- Larry



On 3/23/12 2:22 PM, Michael Sweet wrote:
> Macs will only see the printer via Bonjour, so if Avahi stops working they will not be able to access the printer at all.
>
> PC clients (running Windows?) will use SMB or IPP to a fixed hostname or address.  Similar, other Linux systems will prefer to use CUPS browsing which does not depend on Avahi.
>
> On Mar 23, 2012, at 12:10 PM, Paul Coene wrote:
>
>> I don't think its on the linux side, as that is the server, and PC clients can still print to it.
>>
>>> Sounds like Avahi is crashing on your Linux system.
>>>
>>> On Mar 22, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Paul Coene<pcoene1 at rochester.rr.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can find the bonjour printer on the mac.  I can add it.  I can then print to it.   Usually once, sometimes twice.  Never a third time.  When it fails, nothing appears in the CUPS log on the server side (CUPS 1.3.10).  On the client side (mac) the printer goes from idle to busy - and the CUPS log shows the job queued.  Nothing happens after that.
>>>>
>>>> There is only 1 way to unhang it - reshare the printer on the linux side.  Resetting the MAC printing system does no good, as the printer does not show up when you go to add it back.  Once reshared, it shows up and accepts 1 job, 2 if I'm lucky.  Then same thing.
>>>>
>>>> Ideas?
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