Re: Printing from Unix to Printer on PC

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From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:48:02 -0500

NO! Routers listen to every port. However, firewalls only allows
"configured" ports to pass.

"Dan" <gill_daniel@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OHNdy0pwEHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The printer is connected to the USB port on the PC. I turned off Microsoft
> firewall on the Network interface (which is wireless) it is connecting to
> a
> Linksys router then to my ISP's Cisco router. Do routers, in general, not
> listen on port 515?
>
> Dan
> "Alan Morris(MSFT)" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:Oo56AnpwEHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> If you have the firewall enabled on XP you will need to setup an
>> Exception
>> for the Print Service for Unix (lpd). LPD listens for incoming jobs on
> TCP
>> Port 515.
>> I do not quite understand how the printer is connected to the PC.
>>
>> I think the BSD selection would be the correct option in Unix
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
>> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>>
>> "Dan" <gill_daniel@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:#Sa0aepwEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > I have windows XP with a printer attached to a UPC port. It is the
>> default
>> > printer for this PC and is on a network with an AIX server.
>> >
>> > I am trying to setup a print queue on the AIX server to print to my
>> Printer
>> > connected to my PC.
>> >
>> > I have installed Print Services for Unix from Add/Rem
>> > programs/ windows components. Then made sure that TCP/IP Print server
> was
>> > started and set to Automatic. Is that all that is needed here?
>> >
>> > The printer on my PC is named BrotherH and is shared as BrotherH.
>> >
>> > I then went on my unix box:
>> > Added my computer to the hosts file (tested with ping)
>> > Set up printer to print to a remote host. In setup I named the queue
> TEST
>> > and put the name of my computer (the one I put in the hosts file) into
> the
>> > Host field and put BrotherH in the "Name of the QUEUE on the remote
> server
>> > field. I then selected BSD for the "Type of print spooler on the
>> > remote
>> > server. Is BSD correct? The other opions are System V, AIX 3 or 4 and
> AIX
>> 2.
>> >
>> > Is this correct or am I missing something? I'm thinking there is
> something
>> > else I have to do on the PC but can't remember.
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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