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mbachman
02-05-2004, 03:53 PM
Dear All-
I have a problem when installing my Print device in that when I send a test page I get an error telling me something to the effect that "localhost IP not found". The printer is hooked to my parallel port therefore is not sending any jobs over the network, I cannot understand what to do to fix the IP problem.
Marc
is this with CUPS ?
make sure you have the following line in your /etc/hosts file:
127.0.0.1 localhost linuxbox
mdwatts
02-05-2004, 04:45 PM
127.0.0.1 localhost
Would be the minimum you need in /etc/hosts. I would prefer
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost <hostname>
echo $HOSTNAME (to get your hostname)
The above is if you are using dhcp and not static ip addressing.
mbachman
03-07-2004, 05:00 PM
Thanks, mdwatts and Hayl. I was able to edit the /etc/hosts file as directed, deleted and reinstalled the device driver and it works as good as any HP inkjet . If you see this, can you tell me why the option to print CUPS test page is grayed out when selecting the test option?
mdwatts
03-07-2004, 06:19 PM
Originally posted by mbachman
If you see this, can you tell me why the option to print CUPS test page is grayed out when selecting the test option?
Sorry as I have no idea. Do you need to be root to print a test page?
Anyone else have any suggestions?