Satish Balay wrote:
Doesn't work for me.
[root@xxxxxxxxx balay]# cd
[root@xxxxxxxxx root]# /etc/init.d/cups stop
Stopping cups: [FAILED]
[root@xxxxxxxxx root]# /etc/init.d/lpd stop
Stopping lpd: [FAILED]
[root@xxxxxxxxx root]# lpq.LPRng -Plw3@xxxxx
Printer: lw3@xxxxxxxxx 'lw3_local'
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Status: lw3 printed STDIN for icotaki icotaki on silbermann..
[root@xxxxxxxxx root]# lpq.cups -Plw3@xxxxx
lpq: Unable to contact server!
[root@xxxxxxxxx root]#
I believe you need cups running to detect the other cups printers on the network. I have cups running on all machins, but only one actuall has printers defined. All the other machins see the printers on that server.
Iconfigured a print on another machine, using the same queue name to check for you. I could access the queue on either server using the queue@xxxxx
Why do you not want cups running locally? Wouldn't you setup the cups servers to communicate through ssh, and just submitt the jobs locally?Also, I need the optional port number - this way - I can tunnel my print jobs over ssh portforwarding. (without having a local cups/lpd running)
I'm guessing the cups version of lpq/lpr doen't have this functionality. This is bad - esp: when redhat listed LPRng as a depreciated package.
Check with the cups developer for a more concrete answer. They know what it can/cannot do, what is planned, and why/why not given functionaly is/is not supported.
CUPS has some nice featured, like IPP, ppd support, and automatic network discovery, but I still prefer LPRng. Especially when dealing with a mostly Solaris lp network.
-Thomas
