[NTLUG:Discuss] cups question

[LoneStar]

m m wrote:

> I notice I can not connection by typing http://hostname:631/ipp by i 
> can get in by http://localhost:631/ipp or http://127.0.0.1:631/ipp

This should only be http://localhost:631/

>
> per Greg:
>
> i have tried
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
> w.x.y.z hostname.mydomain.com hostname
>
> and
>
> 127.0.0.1 hostname.mydomain.com  localhost.localdomain localhost
> w.x.y.z hostname.mydomain.com hostname
>
> no luck.

These are only examples put in the file to give you an idea of what you 
can use.
If you use static IPs on your network, then you should have your 
computer name and IP in the hosts file.
(Example) Lets use your IIIiiiIII as the host name of the computer that 
your printer is connected to that has an IP of 192.168.1.1 and another 
computer iiiIIIiii with an IP of 192.168.1.2 ...

The hosts file should read
127.0.0.1          localhost
192.168.1.1     IIIiiiIII
192.168.1.2     iiiIIIiii

If your network IPs are assigned by DNS, then this info will need to be 
entered into the bind config file.

>
>> Your hosts file is declaring hosename.mydomain.com (typo ?) to be a 
>> local which is not available >remotely.  Cups attempts to use the 
>> name the world knows your machine by.  Set >hostname.mydomain.com to 
>> the correct IP in /etc/hosts and restart cups.
>
The localhost is available locally and the iiiIIIiii and IIIiiiIII are 
available remotely.

HTH

-- 
Johnny
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