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Moviuro

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Registered: 2012-06-03

Posts: 74

CUPS - 2.0 - remote server - no broadcast

Hi all,

My college has a CUPS 1.5.7 print server (that of course I can't modify) and before the upgrade of my computers to CUPS 2.0, I had the following:

~/.cups/client.conf
ServerName 127.0.0.1:42631

Where 127.0.0.1:42631 was a point to point connection, using SSH from my computer to the print server, going through the only machine in school that can speak both with the outside world and the print server.
That used to work.

Now, it only works if I specify this ServerName in /etc/cups/client.conf (sorry for bold, there is no inline code markers AFAIK); however, 2 issues:

• This is ugly

• client.conf(5) will be deprecated soon

What should I do now? (Except using the school's computer to print because, well, this is no fun).

What i know is: the print server uses CUPS and ddns. However, there is no way I can put my computer on the same networks the print server is and I would highly prefer not having to write a line per printer in the school (there already is someone taking care of that, it's pointless to re-do what's already there).

Last edited by Moviuro (2014-11-25 07:42:45)

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paulkerry

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From: Sheffield, UK

Registered: 2014-10-02

Posts: 611

Re: CUPS - 2.0 - remote server - no broadcast

There is an upstream cups bug relating to ~/.cups/client.conf and the ServerName directive at...

https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4528

Regards
Paul.

Moviuro

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Registered: 2012-06-03

Posts: 74

Re: CUPS - 2.0 - remote server - no broadcast

There is an upstream cups bug relating to ~/.cups/client.conf and the ServerName directive at...

Oh, thanks.

But on the other hand, slowly deprecating client.conf could make sense as it is clearly stated in client.conf(5) that it will disappear...

I'm a bit reassured, but then... what about next versions?...

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paulkerry

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From: Sheffield, UK

Registered: 2014-10-02

Posts: 611

Re: CUPS - 2.0 - remote server - no broadcast

I'm also wondering what is going to happen in newer versions of cups when client.conf is eventually deprecated as shown at...

https://www.cups.org/documentation.php/ … .conf.html

I've not been able to find anything out, so if anyone else knows, please post!

Last edited by paulkerry (2014-11-28 19:47:06)

Moviuro

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Registered: 2012-06-03

Posts: 74

Re: CUPS - 2.0 - remote server - no broadcast

Okay, so I just upgraded (finally!) to 2.0.2 and client.conf seems to be read and bug has been fixed.

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