On 30 May 2003 at 14:19, Andrew Packer wrote:
\> I've just set up a network for our two PCs at home. Plugged into the
> switch are our DSL modem (192.168.7.1), my PC (192.168.7.2) and
> She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed's PC (192.168.7.3). We're both running dual-boot
> systems with RH 7.3 and WinXP (mine)/Win98 (hers), but we're almost
> completely weaned from Windows. We're both using Galeon and I'm using
> Evolution (she has to use Web Mail so can't use Evolution); no problem
> with Internet access. From either PC I can ping the other, but I can't
> telnet (get 'connection refused').
Probably neither is running a telnetd. Try
telnet localhost
and see if you get the same.
> I've got an Epson inkjet on /dev/usb/lp0 and she's got a LaserJet
> (parallel) on /dev/lp0. I'd like to be able to access either printer
> from either computer. Both machines use CUPS. CUPS is supposed to be
> able to find printers on the network but that hasn't been my experience
> to date. Because of the firewalls, perhaps? On my machine, I tried
> installling the LaserJet and giving it a name on the network but the
> test page never got to it.
I assume you can print to each printer from the machine it's attached
to... ?
> Then, assuming I'm able to configure access from one PC to the other,
> what exactly do I call the printer on the remote PC when I'm setting it
> up on CUPS? There seem to be all sorts of different ways of describing
> a remote printer.
You need to have working printers first.
Then share them, then finally access those shares from over the
network.
I know for sure that the laserjet will work, but its possible your epson
won't be sharable - depends on the model more than anything.
Try browsing to http://127.0.0.1:631/ and see if you get the admin
screen
