Fw: [Sheflug] printing post cable modem

["wulfie" <nospam [at] wulfric7.co.uk>]

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matt Fairtlough <fairtlough [at] blueyonder.co.uk>
> I can't find lpd actually: where is it
> > normally?
> "locate lpd" - if it says database too small or similar do "updatedb" then
> retry, It'll probably be in /sbin.....
>
> It sounds like your system is frantically trying to route everything out
> over the cable network. "ifconfig" will show the acive interfaces,
> presumably the cable modem hangs off an ethernet port?
>
> "ifconfig ippp0 down" will probably kill the cable modem interface and
> should reset the routing assuming the ppp-down script runs ok. If printing
> then works - don't forget lpd is fully network-enabled so do check that
the
> printer is set in printtool as local -
> you'll have to refine what route does when the cable i/f starts up.
>
>

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