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

[John Lawton]

Hi Gene,

thanks for your reply. I don't know about FQDN access, but it seems 
to me my current server setup must be fine as it has worked for 
literally years with Windows XP and Windows 7 workstations and my 
previous Kubuntu workstation.

It's the new workstation that doesn't work with my network, (sadly 
the old workstation linux SSD is unreadable so I can't copy the settings).

When I try and configure a printer on my local machine using the GUI 
tool it autodetects the server raw printer and I think tries to 
install a driver on the server, which doesn't work of course.

John


At 22:56 07/08/2014, you wrote:
>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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