[GLLUG] Sharing Printer

[N N Ashok]

On Thursday 01 January 2004 13:18, Mark Tarquini scrawled:
> I am trying to have my printer hosted from red hat 9 so the other
> windows boxes can print.  The windows boxes can see the shared printer,
> but when i try to print it says "access denied, unable to connect".
>
> I read somewhere that when sharing a printer from linux you also have to
> open ports so windows can communicate.  I do not know how to open these
> ports, or which ones I should allow access.
>
> Thanks!

Port 515 is used for printing. So on the RH9 system, you need to allow access 
to port 515. Also to enable remote clients to print, you need to setup the 
appropriate access control in /etc/lpd.perms (man 5 lpd.perms). HTH.

ashok