[aklug] Re: cups and the disappearing printers

On Thursday 27 March 2008, william bouterse wrote:
> An ongoing problem I have recently noticed in a mixed M$,
> PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu network
> Brother 2040 Connected to Ubuntu Hardy via LAN
> Two Dell Inspiron notebooks with PCLinuxOS connected via
> wireless to Netgear router
> All Systems connected via the Gateway Netgear Wireless
> Router
> I won't discuss the M$ machines yet....
>
> I set the Brother connected Ubuntu machine to a static IP
> It prints fine to itself.
>
> The Notebooks initially printed to the Brother then next
> reboot did not.
> This has gone on several times and with several reinstalls
> and all upgrades.
>
> In the past and in other situations once a printer was
> configured I would never have a problem
> Now that I am helping out a small non-profit and preaching
> the consistency and reliability of Linux
> I am having a few basic hiccups.
>
> Of course Human Error is often a factor and I will be the
> first to acknowledge this !!
> I have read TFM and Googled up the yin yang. Several
> attempts have been made but a lasting solution is yet to
> be found.
>
> Occasionally I have found in other cases in past years
> that even a cups configured local printer will disappear
> "overnight"i
> Needing to be "reactivated again in the morning but have
> forgotten the etiology.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> WH (Bill) Bouterse
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Mike has a good suggestion ..but I will offer my $02 anyway :-)

All the connections on my network (dhcp) here go through a router. The
printer also, but with a fixed address. All the computers use the
printer. This way cups is not involved or the workstation the printer,
in your case, is attached to.

-- 
Peace
Gregory C. Madden
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