[ale] Printer Queues in Ubuntu?

Dow Hurst Dow.Hurst at mindspring.com
Thu Jun 23 00:19:54 EDT 2005


You should use the SUSE box as the print server for all three boxes.  
Use Yast2 to setup the queues and advertise via ipp over port 631.  Then 
run the other boxes as cups clients only.
Dow


Scott Castaline wrote:

> Is there a way to setup multiple queues to the same printer? I am 
> running Ubuntu 4.x and Linspire 4.x on one box and SuSe 9.2 on another 
> box.
>
> I have a HP PSC2610v that I've just added the duplexor module for 2 
> sided printing, and I want to be able to print either 1 sided or 2 
> sided without having to go into printer properties. So far it appears 
> that creating a second or duplicate printer does not work, since even 
> though I set the one that should be configured to print 1 sided as the 
> default printer it still prints 2 sided. Also when I go into the 
> properties of this printer, (system named it PSC2500-1) I do not have 
> the ability to change any of the paper settings ahich is where you 
> turn duplexing on or off.
>
> Also, I have found that I am unable to print page 1 of a PDF file, 
> whether I print in normal order or reverse order. The printer will 
> just eject a blank page for page 1.
> This will happen whether I use XPDF or Adobe on Ubuntu. It does not 
> happen with other distros.
>
> TIA
>
> Scott C.
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