challeging cups question

[meijer.o]

When I disable the initscript network, I cannot start cups any longer. Who knows what the cause is. And how can I start cups with network disabled?

When starting cups with network disabled i get the message:

Child exited with errorcode 99.


I would be happy if someone can help me further

Kind regards,

Otto :)

[blammo]

I think that cups by its very design needs a network to operate or even just start up. It's based on the internet printing protocol for managing jobs, queues, and browsing.

[macemoneta]

Cups uses the loopback interface; it might not be started if networking is not started. Try issuing this command (as root) before starting cups:

/sbin/ifup lo

[kosmosik]

When I disable the initscript network, I cannot start cups any longer. Who knows what the cause is. And how can I start cups with network disabled?
why have you disabled this service? in Linux/*nices loads of software (usually services) works in client/server model - this sometimes requires network conectivity (it is only via local interface, not in physical network). so f.e. cupsd needs to do bind() on specific adress (default is local interface only - 127.0.0.1) but since you have disabled local interface (and entire network) it can't do bind on it so it fails to run...

[meijer.o]

I want to use ifplugd to connect to an network, as I have a laptop. Therefore I want to disable network and enable ifplugd. Can work flawlessly. But with Fedora cups will not start then. I do not print over an network. (and why should one need "network" if only a moden is used - booting takes needlessly long then)

Kind regards,

Otto :)