Frank Fürst
2002-Jun-14 07:50 UTC
[Samba] Problems with CUPS and a networked epson printer
I have an Epson Stylus Color 880, connected to our network via an external ethernet printserver. I used to run lprng on the samba server (which is a domain controller), and the Windows clients had one minor problem accessing this printer via Samba (2.2.3a, then): Every time a client wanted to print, the Epson status monitor on the client would complain about communication problems with the printer. However, when one just acknowledged this message, the printer printed. Now I switched to CUPS (and Samba 2.2.4), because I think this method is far more advanced, and it is more convenient for inexperienced users that have to manage jobs and printers. All is well with the networked laser printers, however, this one inkjet printer fails to print at all. Printing from the server or a linux client running its own CUPS is fine. When I try to print from any windows client, the status monitor comes up and obviously waits long for something until it finally times out and says: | Communication Error: | | Check all connections and make sure all devices are on... In the logfile for the respective client, the following messages appear: [2002/06/14 16:02:41, 2] lib/access.c:check_access(329) Allowed connection from (141.89.201.37) [2002/06/14 16:12:20, 0] printing/print_cups.c:cups_job_submit(655) Unable to print file to eps880 - client-error-document-format-not-supported [2002/06/14 16:12:45, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(461) Closing connections [2002/06/14 16:14:40, 2] lib/access.c:check_access(329) Allowed connection from (141.89.201.37) This is debug level 2, on level 3 it's much more verbose - I think I shouldn't send all this stuff to a whole mailing list, and I don't see what's the relevant part of it. The printer drivers are stored and installed locally, not on the server. How could I resolve or further debug this problem? Would switching to server-stored drivers or a different printer (we do have some HP Deskjet and some other Epson Stylus here). TIA, Frank -- Frank F?rst, physikalische Biochemie, Universit?t Potsdam, Germany Tel.: +49-331-977-5244 Fax: +49-331-977-5062
Van Sickler, Jim
2002-Jun-14 08:28 UTC
[Samba] Problems with CUPS and a networked epson printer
disable bidirectional printing on the (windows) printer's Port properties. Since the Epson isn't connected to LPT1, the status monitor can't talk to the printer... Jim> -----Original Message----- > From: ffrank@rz.uni-potsdam.de [mailto:ffrank@rz.uni-potsdam.de] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 7:43 AM > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: [Samba] Problems with CUPS and a networked epson printer > > > I have an Epson Stylus Color 880, connected to our network via an > external ethernet printserver. I used to run lprng on the samba server> (which is a domain controller), and the Windows clients had one minor > problem accessing this printer via Samba (2.2.3a, then): Every time a > client wanted to print, the Epson status monitor on the client would > complain about communication problems with the printer. However, when > one just acknowledged this message, the printer printed. > > Now I switched to CUPS (and Sa > mba 2.2.4), because I think this method is > far more advanced, andit is more convenient for inexperienced users> that have to manage jobs and printers. All is well with the networked > laser printers, however, this one inkjet printer fails to > print at all. > > Printing from the server or a linux client running its own > CUPS is fine. > > When I try to print from any windows client, the status > monitor comes up > and obviously waits long for something until it finally times out and > says: > > | Communication Error: > > | > | Check all connections and make sure all devices are on...> > > In the logfile for the respective client, the following > messages appear: > > [2002/06/14 16:02:41, 2] lib/access.c:check_access(329) > Allowed connection from (141.89.201.37) > [2002/06/14 16:12:20, 0] printing/print_cups.c:cups_job_submit(655) > Unable to print file to eps880 - > client-error-document-format-not-supported > [2002/06/14 16:12:45, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(461) > Closing connections > [2002/06/14 16:14:40, 2] lib/access.c> :check_access(329) > Allowed connection from (141.89.201.37) > > This is debug level 2, on level 3 it's much more verbose - I think I > shouldn't send all this stuff to a whole mailing list, and I don't see > what's the relevant part of it. The printer drivers are stored and > installed locally, not on the server. > > > How could I resolve or further debug this problem? Would switching to > server-stored drivers or a different printer (we do have some > HP Deskjet > and some otherEpson Stylus here).> > TIA, Frank > > -- > Frank F?rst, physikalische Biochemie, Universit?t Potsdam, Germany > Tel.: +49-331-977-5244 Fax: +49-331-977-5062 > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > ???> ?!?N >?????!?N