From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 22 15:39:57 2005 Return-Path: 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 330DB16A4CE for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:39:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp15.wxs.nl (smtp15.wxs.nl [195.121.6.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFFBB43D49 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:39:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kiffin.gish@planet.nl) Received: from XGISH (ip3e833f72.speed.planet.nl [62.131.63.114]) 2004))freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:39:55 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:40:30 +0100 From: Kiffin Gish To: "Colin J. Raven" Message-id: <000e01c50098$b42f60c0$9700000a@XGISH> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: <000001c50075$4d7b7f80$9900000a@ZGISH> <20050122130433.F2927@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot connect to printer... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:39:57 -0000 Like I said, this is just my laptop connected to a printer via the parallel port. Nothing to do with Windows, Samba nor a web server. I'll be happy enough if I can get the basics up and running. -------------------------------------------- Kiffin Gish Gouda, The Netherlands ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin J. Raven" To: "Kiffin Gish" Cc: Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 13:23 Subject: Re: Cannot connect to printer... > On Jan 22 at 12:27, Kiffin Gish launched this into the bitstream: > > > I have read the manual carefully, looked in the forums and tried everything, > > but for the life of me I just cannot get my printer to work under FreeBSD. > > > > Actually my setup is nothing complicated or so you would think. I have an HP > > Deskjet 720C connected to my parallel printer port. It workes just fine > > under Windows so I know that the hardware, cables etc. are fine. > > > > Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Well, I'm a newbie myself, but... > I think some more details might be helpful: > Are you sharing (or intending to share) your printers amongst Windows > clients? If so, Samba is necessary, as is swat. (uncomment the swat line > in inetd.conf) also you may (or may not since apprently this is a hot > issue) may wish to use Cups. > You could also manage much of this process from within Webmin if you > have it installed - it's a great tool, I wouldn't be without it. I don't > say webmin is a substitute for the command line, but a terrific adjunct > to it. /usr/ports/sysutils/webmin takes your right to it. Getting samba > up and running is fairly trivial if you do it all (or mostly) from > webmin, also webmin has a swat interface!! > Concerning the specific printer model, well I just don't know. You would > have to do some reading on the CUPS help page. > > If you do want to use cups, cupsd has to be running. > At that point you can play with some cups > settings on the web based admin page (see below). I suggest starting > with webmin first and enable stuff from there onwards in stages. > > Localhost URL's for various www-based admin interfaces: > > Webmin (unless you configure it differently) defaults to: > http://localhost:10000 > or, if you have SSL up and running at > https://localhost:10000 > > Swat ([S]amba [W]eb [A]dministration [T]ool) - once enabled - is > available at:http://localhost:901 > > CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) is available at: > http://localhost:631 > > Ports you may care to install: > Webmin: /usr/ports/sysutils/webmin > Samba: /usr/ports/net/samba3 > > These are some suggestions only, and obviously predicated on the > assumption you want to enable printing via Samba/CUPS. Should you wish > to approach the matter from a Unix-only perspective, YMMV. > > Good Luck! > > Regards & HTH, > -Colin > -- > Colin J. Raven > FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE - http://www.FreeBSD.org - There can be only One > Sat Jan 22 13:21:00 CET 2005 > 1:21PM up 2 days, 2:11, 5 users, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00