1 cups.mit.edu is a server using the Common Unix Printing System, the
2 native printing system on Apple and Ubuntu (in fact, Apple bought out
3 CUPS, Inc. recently...). MIT currently uses LPRng, which is an older
4 printing system, but SIPB runs a CUPS server to make it easier to print
7 To make your Mac print to cups.mit.edu, run the
8 following commands at a Terminal:
10 echo BrowseProtocols cups | sudo tee -a /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
11 echo BrowsePoll cups.mit.edu | sudo tee -a /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
12 sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd && sudo launchctl start org.cups.cupsd
14 You need to do this from an administrator account. Provide your login password when asked.
16 If you're using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, when you go to a print dialog, "Shared Printers" will pop out and list all the public cluster and dorm printers at MIT.
18 If you're using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, print queues aren't added automatically. If you go to System Preferences, choose Print & Fax, and select the "+" icon to add a new printer, all cluster and dorm printers on campus are listed under the "Default" tab at the top.