Network Printers - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 08-05-2008 Installation Manual

23.4.2 Configuring Network Printers with
YaST
Network printers are not detected automatically. They must be configured manually
using the YaST printer module. Depending on your network setup, you can print to a
print server (CUPS, LPD, SMB, or IPX) or directly to a network printer (preferably via
TCP). Ask your network administrator for details on configuring a network printer in
your environment.
Procedure 23.2 Configuring a Network Printer with YaST
1 Start YaST and choose Hardware > Printer to open the Printer Configuration
dialog.
2 Click Add to open the Printer Type window.
3 Choose Network Printers to open a dialog in which to specify further details that
should be provided by your network administrator.

23.5 Network Printers

A network printer can support various protocols, some of them even concurrently. Al-
though most of the supported protocols are standardized, some manufacturers expand
(modify) the standard because they test systems that have not implemented the standard
correctly or because they want to provide certain functions that are not available in the
standard. Manufacturers then provide drivers for only a few operating systems, elimi-
nating difficulties with those systems. Unfortunately, Linux drivers are rarely provided.
The current situation is such that you cannot act on the assumption that every protocol
works smoothly in Linux. Therefore, you may have to experiment with various options
to achieve a functional configuration.
IMPORTANT: Remote Access Settings
By default, the cupsd only listens on internal network interfaces (localhost).
When setting up a CUPS network server you need to adjust the Listen direc-
tive in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf to listen to the outer network.
CUPS supports the socket, LPD, IPP, and smb protocols.
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