[cups] Unable to select a workstation printer driver for network raw printer

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 07 August 2014 09:25:00 John Lawton did opine
And Gene did reply:
> I have a small office with a Linux server which has a USB printer
> installed and a new workstation with a fresh install of Kubuntu
> 14.04. The server is configured using Samba as a Windows printer with
> a RAW driver. My Windows clients work fine using their local printer
> driver for this printer (a Dell 1320c).
> 
> The workstation detects the raw printer on my Linux server, calling
> it a 'Remote Printer'
> The problem is that the workstation Settings, Printer GUI tool,
> Configure button won't allow a printer driver to be added when using
> the Remote Printer on the server - the Driver selection is greyed out.
> 
> I have managed to install a suitable Linux printer driver on my
> workstation which works if I test it by plugging the printer in as a
> local USB printer.
> 
> (BTW, I've tried using http://localhost:631 the local CUPS server
> which doesn't help either, sending me off to the Linux server CUPS
> server, aargh!).
> 
> So how should I configure my workstation to use its driver PPD file
> with the network printer? Currently it 'thinks' the network printer
> has a driver on the server, but as it is a RAW printer, printing
> fails.  A command line method might be required unless the GUI tool
> functionality can be unlocked :)
> 
> John
>
You will need a client.conf file on the server that allows your 
workstations IP or FQDN access to that printer, and you will need to look 
at the local cups.conf and enable browsing, which will enable 
localhost:631 to find and use that printer. 

You my have to add the workstations FQDN to the /etc/hosts file on the 
server if using the FQDN.

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