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marko2010

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Registered: 2010-04-17

Posts: 70

Can't figure out how to hide network printers in CUPS

I have just installed CUPS on a friend's Arch box who connects to the internet using the free wifi provided by his apartment complex. Even though I installed his printer as a USB connected printer and did not even tell CUPS to look for network printers -- many of his neighbours printers show up in the print dialog box anyway (they apparently are all on the same LAN). By "print dialog box" I am referring to the box that pops up when you press Ctl + p or go to File > Print

The extra printers showing creates a lot  of visual clutter every time he does a print job, and also raises the risk that he could possibly send a print job to a neighbours printer.

Here are the fixes I have already tried so far. All have failed:

• setting browsing Off in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and restarting cups

• setting BrowseLocalProtocols none in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and restarting cups

• stopping the avalhi-daemon

He is using an HP printer so I have installed hplip too, but have not needed to run their configuration script to install the printer [ # hp-setup -i ]

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,721

Re: Can't figure out how to hide network printers in CUPS

The extra printers showing creates a lot  of visual clutter every time he does a print job, and also raises the risk that he could possibly send a print job to a neighbours printer.

This could be fun...  Late at night, your friend being kept awake by rancorous amore, send them a little note....   }:-)

More importantly, is your friend's printer visible?  You don't want the neighbors returning the favor.

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Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 15,557

Re: Can't figure out how to hide network printers in CUPS

Not a solution, but did you designate his usb printer as Server Default ?

That would atleast reduce the change he chooses another printer.
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Something you could try :

login as root
Stop cups service
edit /etc/cups/printers.conf (copy to a safe location first) and remove all printers EXCEPT his usb printer.
start cups
check as user , you should only see the usb printer now.

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