Trouble Printing Cheques: Workaround

[Ariel]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, John P. New wrote:

> Machine A: Local computer running gnucash
> Machine B: Computer running a CUPS server, serving a print queue for a network
> printer
> Printer C: The network printer
>
> Problem: The gtk+ prinitng API on Machine A can't seem to get a connection to
> network Printer C through Machine B's CUPS server.
>
> Solution: On Machine A (the one running GnuCash), start a CUPS server and add
> Printer C to that server. The gtk+ printing API should now be able to print
> to the second CUPS server running on Machine A.
>
> Pros: Printing cheques works to a network printer
> Cons: Two CUPS servers running, and the same printer is defined twice on the
> same network

Don't have Machine A connect directly to printer C, instead have CUPS on 
Machine A talk to CUPS on Machine B.

At least that way you have a single queue.

 	-Ariel