I haven't used RedHat in awhile, but I did use printtool to allow a RedHat 7.0 box to print to a Mandrake 8.1 box. I think I had it working using Samba and LPD. I just remember that I had to switch the MDK printing system from CUPS to LPD before it would work.
Good luck, Jesse Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I am using LPD that listens on 515. > After fiddling and banging my head, I came to some point worth > troubleshooting. At this point I am left with error msg "Don't have > permissions" when tried to print from client machine. I guess I need to tweak > /etc/lpd.perms file. > > Any input on 'printtool' utitlity in RH? Read on google groups that > 'printtool' would help to some extent. > > Thanks for all input/expertise. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Trevor Lauder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:46 pm > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) printing & firewall > > > LPD uses 515 by default, CUPS uses 631 by default. However, if > > you are sharing out > > the printer with Samba then you do not need to open those ports on > > any of the > > interfaces. Opening only the Samba ports and sharing the printer > > through it would > > be the best way to go about this from a security stand point. If > > you are using CUPS > > and want to use the web-based management features in it then you > > will need to share > > out port 631 anyways, although I would only allow access to that > > port from specific > > IP addresses. > > > > Shane&Lisa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*: > > > > > >I would guess that you would have to tell iptables only to accept > > requests>from port 553 from internal addresses. > > >Least I think the printer sits at 553... you can check by typing: > > > > > >ps -aux | grep lpd > > > > > >I'm no expert though.... > > > > > >Shane > > > > > >Emin Kondapalli wrote: > > > > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> I am trying to setup a printer on the machine that is my > > firewall (to > > >> Shaw) too. This machine is running iptables and I am trying to > > install a > > >> printer so that I can share/access from another linux box. > > >> > > >> Is this a feasible setup? i.e. having firewall and networked > > printer on > > >> the same machine. Because, host name of this machine is set > > when I > > >> connect to cable modem. Basically, the host name looks > > something like > > >> this -- hxx-xxx-xx-xx. Where xx are the digits from the IP address > > >> obtained thru DHCP from Shaw. > > >> > > >> Once I succeed, I intend to have Samba. What are the potential > > problems>> (when Samba is installed)? > > >> > > >> All help is appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Trevor Lauder > > > > --- Home --- > > WWW: http://www.thelauders.net > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- Work --- > > LAN Solutions > > Manager of Linux Solutions > > WWW: http://www.lansolutions.ab.ca > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >
