Cups can't Connect to port 631

heavyt · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 3:42 am Post subject: Cups can't Connect to port 631

I am setting up my printer (Cannon S-750) with Cups but when I go to loacalhost:631, I get the folloing error:

An error occured while loading http://localhost:631:
Could not connect to host localhost (port 631).

I have tried with my firewall up and down no luck.
Have Cups-1.1.18-r4.
Have emerge and umerge Cups, foomatic.
Have tried differnt browsers.javascript:emoticon('

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Help,
Thanks,
Tony

Drewgrange · Guru Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 483 Location: Ohio, US

try looking through /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
There is a section on what ports it broadcasts/accepts.

Can you connect to other services that use localhost (or ping it?) If not, edit your /etc/hosts file and add
yournetworkipaddress localhost

bud1979 · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 6:12 am Post subject:

not to be dumb but is the cupsd started?

heavyt · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:03 pm Post subject: got it thanks

Silly me, I forgot to start cupsd and was using "localhost" instead of my localhost name.javascript:emoticon(' :oops:

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Now lets see if I can set this printer up.

Thanks
Tony