From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 4 03:27:48 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14E4516A41F for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 03:27:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chowse@charter.net) Received: from mxsf04.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf04.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CF0843D58 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 03:27:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chowse@charter.net) Received: from mxip27a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip27a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.184]) by mxsf04.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id jB43Rjmm017399 for ; Sat, 3 Dec 2005 22:27:45 -0500 Received: from 24-176-115-13.dhcp.jcsn.tn.charter.com (HELO [192.168.254.3]) ([24.176.115.13]) by mxip27a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 03 Dec 2005 22:27:45 -0500 X-IronPort-AV: i="3.99,210,1131339600"; d="scan'208"; a="490466246:sNHT16147930" User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.2.1.051004 Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:27:42 -0600 From: Charles Howse To: questions Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Setting up a print-server Thread-Index: AcX4gq9G7d1dk2R1Edqo7QARJH5tYg== In-Reply-To: <20051203205159.3ec6af01.arden@nildram.co.uk> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Setting up a print-server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 03:27:48 -0000 > On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 13:15:59 -0600 > Charles Howse wrote: >=20 >> Hi, >> I have the task of setting up a FreeBSD box as a print-server for the la= n >> here at home. >> I've used FreeBSD for quite a while, but am currently just a little rust= y. >> I was hoping the list members could help me with planning a strategy, an= d >> possibly point me to some resources for help. I have my copies of The >> Handbook and FreeBSD Unleashed at my side. :-) >>=20 >> The printers are: >> HP1100 LaserJet (non-postscript, parallel only) >> Epson Stylus C86 (postscript, USB only) >>=20 >> Here is my current list of requirements: >> My daughter's WinXP Pro SP2 box must be able to print to either printer. >>=20 >> My Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.3 box must be able to print to either printer. >>=20 >> (I may not know what I'm talking about here, but) I would prefer IP prin= ting >> as the only means of serving the printers, rather than Samba for serving= to >> Windows, AND CUPS or something else for serving to OS X. >>=20 >> The FreeBSD machine is quite capable hardware-wise of doing all this. >> I have a copy of 4.11-RELEASE, but will be glad to install whatever vers= ion >> makes it easiest to do what I need. >>=20 >> Any help =3D appreciation! >>=20 >> --=20 >> Thanks, >> Charles=A0 >> google.com/bds=20 >=20 > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/02/05/Big_Scary_Daemons.html I now have the both printers set up and can print to them from FreeBSD. Problem is, I can't print to them from the Mac. The error is always, "Printer HP1100 is busy, trying again in 30 seconds." I take that to mean the server isn't responding. Is there a command I can run from the Mac that will tell me if the FreeBSD box is accepting connections to the printers? Might there be something I haven't enabled on FreeBSD to allow me to print across the network?