Printer not working on Lucid 10.4

[Larry Shields]

On 05/10/2010 08:39 AM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
> Larry Shields wrote:
>    
>> On 05/10/2010 07:37 AM, Nils Kassube wrote:
>>      
>>> Larry Shields wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> I am still having a problem in getting my Deskjet 5550 printer setup
>>>> to work with a parallel cable...
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Just an idea: Do you still have the CUPS config files in /etc/cups/ from
>>> a previous Ubuntu version? I used the backup of that directory to make
>>> my printer work again which is connected to a USB->parallel converter.
>>> Another option is the cups configuration at<http://localhost:631/>. Use
>>> your own login and password when you are asked for credentials.
>>>
>>>
>>> Nils
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> *Hi Nils,
>>
>> Yes I do have the cupsd.conf file, yet when I trying using the
>> <http://localhost:631/>  I get Unable to connect...Though I do not have
>> the previous version, since I made a clean install for 10.4...
>>
>> Yes I have used the cups configuration before, but it seems to be not
>> working for me at this time, why I do not know...
>>
>> I might just use synaptic and remove all of cups&  hplip stuff, and then
>> reinstall cups and see what happens...
>>
>> Thanks for the reply...
>>
>> Larry
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> Larry,
> Are you sure port 631 is available? Your system answers with "unable to
> connect" indicating either that port 631 is closed or no process is
> listening to it. Use e.g. "netstat-a|grep cups" (without the quotes) to
> see if cups is listening.
> Another possibility is using the IP-address of the server running cups
> (instead of localhost).
> Let us know what the effects are.
>
> By the way, it is not customary to use html. Html uses too much
> bandwidth and some mail-clients refuse to read it. Customary is plain text.
> Joep
>
>
>    
*Well, I have to say that I've tried to see if port 631 was open, but I 
can not tell at all...
I have used nmap, netstat yet nothing shows the port of 631...

So it must be closed...Now to find out how to open it...

Thanks for the reply

Larry
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