Thursday, November 8, 2007

Configure Linux or Windows connection to remote cups printer

Linux:

use IPP
format: ipp://ip or hostname/printers/PRINTERNAME

Windows/MacOS
add printer, use url http://ip or hostname:631/printers/PRINTERNAME

server side configuration for http printing
First, edit file /etc/cups/mime.types to enable printing via http, remove the hash mark # at the beginning of the following line:
#application/octet-stream

Next, edit the file /etc/cups/mime.convs to remove the hash mark the the beginning of the following line:
#application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0

Troubleshooting Windows printing to cups server
access_log
error_log
page_log

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