[COLUG] Mac OS 10.2 printing to Linux

[rfunk at funknet.net]

Peter King wrote:
>I can ready print from any Linux/BSD boxen on my home network to a
>computer (Debian Woody) that has a laser printer attached. After much
>searching I'll admit defeat: I can't get Mac OS 10.2 to print to it.
>There is a little -- not much -- info out there for 10.1, but they
>changed their printing subsystem for 10.2.

What print server are you using on the Linux side?  (CUPS?  LPRng?)
Any idea if the Mac can print using the lpr or ipp protocols?

If you're using CUPS on Linux, try adding a line like this to your
inetd.conf:
printer stream tcp nowait lp /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-lpd cups-lpd

Then restart inetd and see if things improve.


> But it's a *nix (even if they
>call it Darwin) so it ought to be able to work, no?

Not necessarily. There are lots of Unix print systems, and it wouldn't
surprise me if Apple came up with its own.

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