Does the machine with the printer have an /etc/hosts.lpd which lists all
of the machines on your network from which you want to print? 
/etc/hosts.lpd should list all of the machines in the format:

<shortname>
<shortname>
<shortname>
etc.


Good luck,



Hidong


Greg Fall wrote:
> 
> I connect my laptop to the network at my office, and I have set up a queue
> for the printer here.  When I try to send a file to the printer, the
> following message is returned:
> 
>   lpr: connect: Connection refused
>   jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
> 
> If I become root and restart lpd, the files are sent and print
> successfully.  If possible I'd like to eliminate the queue-restarting
> step.
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