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

[terry]

Paul Ingendorf wrote:
> Your best bet here is to go with the web based administration utility for
> cups.  Your in a particularly odd situation here with this config because
> everyone outside is blind to your full config and there are literally a
> couple hundred permutations that you could be using.

I did that, and at one point was able to even print a test page from 
there, but only from there.  I just now tried and, well, not anymore.

I'm not sure what would be easiest, to just re-install RH9 and start over?

Problem probably is that this system was originally RH8, but I upgraded 
it to RH9.  In other words, I just booted to RH9 and chose the upgrade 
option, and (probably) should have just done fresh install and saved my 
home dir, but I didn't, I wanted to see how the upgrade option worked. 
I guess now I'm paying for it.

Or not... I don't know for sure, just have suspicions.  I don't know 
what else it could be. All I know is I don't seem to be able to figure 
it out.  I just don't quite know enough to figure it out on my own and 
it seems that being able to use a printer shouldn't be so tough.

Maybe I'm wrong.  Maybe I'm just not smart enough to have a printer, and 
I should just give it to someone that's smarter and get my self a 
typewriter. :)

Sorry to be such a pest.

> 
> I would open a browser point it to your ip address or use localhost.  Be
> aware that there are security features in place if you are not accessing the
> page from localhost which you will need to configure in your cupsd.conf file
> usually located in /etc/cups
> 
> In this file look for the line that reads
> 
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> 
> for the location /admin change this to read
> 
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> Allow From yournetwork/subnet here
> 
> If you have x up and running like so.
> 
> http://127.0.0.1:631/
> 
> Using the menu bar at the top go to the printers option.  Then if you have
> any printers configured click the delete printer button that corresponds to
> the printer shown.  Next click the add printer button located near the
> bottom of the page.  This will walk you through adding your printer back in.
> 
> Once you have completed this setup, you should be able to print via the
> printer with no problems.
> 
> To test click the print test page when you are completed with the setup.
> 
Yea I did that, was able to print test page, but nowhere else.
It would still just say:
================================
Status Information, attempt 1 of 3:
sending job 'root at via+751' to OfficeJet500 at localhost
  connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1
  cannot open connection to localhost - No such file or directory
Make sure the remote host supports the LPD protocol
Waiting 10 seconds before retry
===============================

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> 
> Also, I looked into it and it is possible that the offending file in xinetd
> is /etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd check to see if it is disabled.  If not disable it
> and restart xinetd.
> 

I tried that too.  I stopped cups-lpd restarted xinetd and that didn't 
seem to have an effect.  (But still not sure what cups-lpd does or is.)