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Article #1953Re: How to export NeXT printer to Suns?
From: Mark Radleigh
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:46
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:46
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In article <13337@optilink.COM> brad@optilink.COM (Brad Yearwood) writes:
> I have one NeXT with printer, running 2.1, amidst a sea of Suns. I've
> been running for a long time with the NeXT's Network Type configured
> as Non-NetInfo Network, with NIS enabled. The printer is a recent addition.
>
> Local print works fine, but I can't get the printer exported. If I just
> try a print operation from a remote Sun, I get:
>
> ... /usr/lib/lpd: Local_Printer: Your host does not have line printer
access
>
> If I go to PrintManager, and try to enable Public access, I get an Alert box
> complaining "Printer cannot be exported to this same computer".
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Brad Yearwood brad@optilink.com {uunet, pyramid}!optilink!brad
> Petaluma, CA
Don't know if this will cure it, but you might want to add a line SIMILAR
to the following in /etc/hosts.lpd:
------------------
/etc/hosts.lpd
+ +
------------------
This tells the computer which hosts & who has access to the printer (The
above allows access to everyone, everywhere). Just a thought...
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+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
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