[TriLUG] LPD printer queue not accepting jobs

[matt at noway2.thruhere.net]

The first thing I would try to rule out is on which end the problem lies. 
Have you tried printing from another Windows machine?  In other words, try
to determine if the problem with the PC that has the printer attached or
if it is a problem with trying to print from Ubuntu.

The other thing I can think of, though it may be obvious, is have you
properly set up the sharing and permissions on the printer?  It may not be
under the LPD service, but under networking, or even firewall (which is
another thing to check).

> I am trying to print from my ubuntu 12.10 PC to a printer attached to a
> Windows 7 PC.  I enabled the "LPD Printer Service" on Windows 7, removed
> spaces from the printer share name ("PSC1315") and attempted to print a
> simple text document from ubuntu. When I try to print, on ubuntu I get
> "Printing test.txt on PSC1315" followed by "Printer Error - Printer
> 'PSC1315': 'connecting to device.' From Wireshark (a packet sniffer) on
> Windows 7 I can see the requests are arriving and when I drill into the
> LPD Response field it says: "Line Printer Daemon Protocol: Response:
> Queue not accepting jobs."  I am somewhat baffled by this since there
> doesn't appear to be any way of configuring this Windows LPD service.
> I've done a lot of googling to no avail. Any ideas here?
>
> Thanks.  Jonathan
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