Re: [Sheflug] printing post cable modem

[Matt Fairtlough <nospam [at] blueyonder.co.uk>]

wulfie wrote:

> "locate lpd" - if it says database too small or similar do "updatedb" then
> retry, It'll probably be in /sbin.....

useful, that locate.  and as I reported, it found nothing...

> 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?

yup, eth0

> "ifconfig ippp0 down" will probably kill the cable modem interface and
> should reset the routing assuming the ppp-down script runs ok.

Noted (with eth0 for ippp0 in my case)

> If printing
> then works - don't forget lpd is fully network-enabled so do check that the
> printer is set in printtool as local -

yep, it is.

> you'll have to refine what route does when the cable i/f starts up.

I don't understand that but I guess I don't need it now.

Matt.

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