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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Installing cups via 127.0.0.1

    Having trouble getting  URL 127.0.0.1 to respond to the usual request for cups install....
     First time I entered ...http://127.0.0.1:631/printers  and received a
window which enabled me to start with ..admin
    I was asked for ID and password which was refused.

    After trying many times to get accepted I  canceled.

   I have attempted to retry the procedure many times(using google search) and I am now not able to connect to server 127.0.0.1.
  I don't have a clue toward solving this weirrrrrd happening!!! :?  :oops:

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hApy

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From: Victoria, BC

Registered: 2003-04-13

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Re: Installing cups via 127.0.0.1

do you have the cups daemon running?

just so you know you should log in using your root user & pw to the cups config page.

make sure you add "cups" to the DAEMONS array in the /etc/rc.conf file.

if you want to start it w/o rebooting run /etc/rc.d/cups start

at least this is my guess as to why it's not available anymore.

lilsirecho

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Re: Installing cups via 127.0.0.1

  Hello again Hapy!
     I ran the /etc/rc.d/cups  start and was able to enter the install program and entered my root &passwd. 
     The program provided did not list my particular printer which is a lexmark optra E but I was able to utilize HP laser jet 4 entry to enable it.

    The printer is now working and I thank you for the solution to the perplexing failure to respond to a second entry into 127.0.0.1.

    I still have one more step to perform..reboot and check again!!

      Happy thanksgiving!!

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Prediction...This year will be a very odd year!
Hard work does not kill people but why risk it: Charlie Mccarthy
A man is not complete until he is married..then..he is finished.
When ALL is lost, what can be found? Even bytes get lonely for a little bit!     X-ray confirms Iam spineless!