[NTLUG:Discuss] Fatal error - Cannot bind to lpd port '515'

[terry]

Noah wrote:
> 
> 
> Paul Ingendorf wrote:
> 
>> First thing I would check is what is causing you not to be able to 
>> bind to
>> the port.
>>
>> First you need to be root.  Assuming you are next you check to see if
>> something is already running on that port.
>>
>> lsof -i TCP:515
> 
> 
> # /usr/sbin/lsof -i TCP:515
> COMMAND PID USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE NODE NAME
> xinetd  767 root    5u  IPv4   1491       TCP *:printer (LISTEN)

More info:

grep 515 /etc/services

printer         515/tcp         spooler         # line printer spooler
printer         515/udp         spooler         # line printer spooler


> 
> [There's the info., just not sure what to do with it.]
> 
>>
>> More than likely it is one of these two things that is preventing you 
>> from
>> being able to bind to the port.
> 
> 
> One of which two?  (You only mentioned one thing.)
> 
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org]On
>> Behalf Of terry
>> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 9:11 PM
>> To: discuss at ntlug.org
>> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Fatal error - Cannot bind to lpd port '515'
>>
>>
>> I've yet to get printer to work on my 800MHz Via Fry's special.
>>  From dmesg:
>> Fatal error - Cannot bind to lpd port '515'
>>
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