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Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 21:00:46 -0700 (MST)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net>
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Subject: Re: Setting up a print-server
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On Sat, 3 Dec 2005, Charles Howse wrote:

> 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?

Do you have the Mac's hostname or IP address in /etc/hosts.lpd?

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA