configure print server

[Michael Steele_2]

Hi,
I'm running SUSE. (* what command to get version?)
I'm on x86 (* uname -m
Need to install a print server. I'm assuming CUPS. Where can I get installation and configuration docs?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Michael,

You are correct CUPS is the way to go.

Make sure iptables is not running or port 631 is not blocked.

There is a GUI for cups configuration that you should try to make this less painful.

SEP

[Michael Steele_2]

Holy Cow Stephen you're over here too! No wonder you climbed to high in points in just a couple of years.

Ok, still need a link to a install doc.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Been here a while. Stuart Browne is still the master her, I just have more free time.

uname -a should give you the version of suse.

Install docs:

http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printer_Configuration_from_SUSE_LINUX_9.1_on

http://www-uxsup.csx.cam.ac.uk/pub/doc/suse/suse9.3/suselinux-adminguide_en/sec.p.special.html

http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/linuxservers.html

http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Networking/CUPS_server_with_WinXP_clients_SuSE_9_1

I've given you a number of alternatives and there is overlap. My only experience with cups is helping a friend with the gui and helping diagnose a firewall created problem. You know, why can't I print, I did cups right.

If ever there is a job that never gets to the queue, I suspect iptables.

CUPS is an option on some Linux distributions, and I have not the foggiest idea how to add it to Suse if you don't have it already.

SEP

[Michael Steele_2]

Got a test printout working. Thanks!