Printing problem

[Kevin B. O'Brien]

Art Alexion wrote:
> If the print server itself is cups (unlikely), use port 631. Usually,  
> though, its 9100.
>
> On Sep 27, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Bruce Marshall <bmarsh at bmarsh.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> On Saturday 27 September 2008, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
>>     
>>> I have an HP LaserJet 1020 which I want to use for several  
>>> computers. I
>>> have it attached to a print server on my network. I can ping the  
>>> print
>>> server just fine, and I installed it using CUPS. When I try to  
>>> print a
>>> test page I get this error:
>>>
>>> Unable to write print data: Broken pipe
>>>
>>> I Googled this error, but so far all I have found is a lot of other
>>> people who got it, but not much in the way of solutions. Any idea  
>>> where
>>> I can go with this next?
>>>       
>> Most print servers use a special port for the printer, particularly  
>> if the
>> server will control more than one printer.  Have you checked in  
>> great detail
>> just how to use the print server?
>>
>> For example, I have a print server that will handle two printers,  
>> and the
>> ports than it uses are  4010  and 4020 and the network address is
>> 192.168.0.12.
>>
>> You will need both the port number and ip address to access the print.
>>
>> That's the best I can do with the information you have provided.
>>     
I have verified that the ip address (192.168.1.107 on my network) and 
the port (9100) are the same on both ends. Thye server is looking for 
stuff on 9100, and CUPs on my Kubuntu box is configured to send to port 
9100.

Thank you,

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