[cups] Accessing a parallel printer from a remote network

[Phil Reynolds]

On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:32:32 +0100
Phil Reynolds <phil-cups at tinsleyviaduct.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:27:07 -0400
> Michael Sweet <msweet at apple.com> wrote:
> 
> > Phil,
> > 
> > You need to configure the list of host names that might be used by
> > the computer sharing the parallel printer by adding ServerAlias
> > lines to your cupsd.conf file, or disable Host: header validation
> > (which exposes you to DNS rebinding attacks...) with the following
> > command:
> > 
> >     cupsctl 'ServerAlias=*'
> 
> Well, I added a ServerAlias for the hostname. Now, no error is logged
> but printing a test page fails: "The printer configuration is
> incorrect or the printer no longer exists."

I found an error in my URL. Now I get "Filter failed" - need to
investigate this further and no time right now - but will be back with
information as soon as I can.

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Phil Reynolds
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