[PLUG] Linux 7.2 Printer Problem

Bruce Kingsland brucek at kingkon.com
Wed Mar 20 22:39:13 UTC 2002


Jeme A Brelin's Log: StarDate 0319.0006:
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Robert wrote:
> > I just installed Linux 7.2 for the first time and am having a problem.
> 
> I'll have you know that Linux v7.2 is, at the current rate of development,
> about 25 years away.  My guess is you installed Linux v2.4.x.

Ahhh, lets be nice to the newbies!

> I would guess further that you installed v7.2 of the Red Hat operating
> system (which uses a Linux kernel and most of the GNU system), but that
> could certainly be incorrect.
> 
> > I finally got it to access my home network and my HP laser printer
> > with a jetdirect card, but then it lost internet access, although it
> > would still sign-on to AT&T just fine, it just wouldn't access the
> > WWW.  When I selected "Use Hardware Address" in "Network
> > Configuration" it started to access the WWW with AT&T again, but now I
> > lost the HP LAN printer as well as a local NEC printer.
> 
> What's this "Network Configuration"?  What utility contains such a
> configuration panel?

I think it's the default GNOME desktop.

> > Changing the settings back makes no difference, I still can't access
> > the printers. I can access the LAN fine and even visit the HP
> > JetDirect built-in homepage.
> > 
> > I am getting a " localhost.localdomain bad "  message on bootup ( I
> > don't know if it was there all along or just started) and it seems to
> > be directly connected to the printing problem.  I tried changing the
> > settings around, from leaving them blank to changing the names and
> > settings, but nothing works.
> > 
> > Anyone know the answer to this one?
> 
> Off the top of my head, I think you have route problems.
> 
> FIRST, check to see that you have a line in your /etc/hosts file like
> this:
> 127.0.0.1	localhost	localhost.localdomain

Correct syntax is:

 127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost

> I assume you know something about the network configuration of your local
> LAN.  Check the local machines routing table with `route -n` and see if
> you have a network route to both the local network and the greater
> internet.
> 
> Beyond that, could be several different things.
> 
> J.
> -- 

-bk
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Bruce Kingsland
Kingsland Konsulting
brucek at kingkon.com
503-936-1655
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