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-cups.mit.edu is a server using the Common Unix Printing System, the
+cluster-printers.mit.edu is the MIT-run server for the Common Unix Printing System, the

 native printing system on Apple and Ubuntu (in fact, Apple bought out
 native printing system on Apple and Ubuntu (in fact, Apple bought out

-CUPS, Inc. recently...). MIT currently uses LPRng, which is an older
-printing system, but SIPB runs a CUPS server to make it easier to print
-from Mac OS and Linux.
+CUPS, Inc. recently...).

 
 

-To make your Mac (10.5, at least) print to cups.mit.edu, run the
+To make your Mac print to cluster-printers.mit.edu, run the

 following commands at a Terminal:
 following commands at a Terminal:

-       echo BrowsePoll cups.mit.edu | sudo tee -a /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
-       sudo SystemStarter restart PrintingServices

 
 

-You need to do this from an administrator account. Provide your login
-password when asked.
+       echo BrowseProtocols cups | sudo tee -a /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
+       echo BrowsePoll cluster-printers.mit.edu | sudo tee -a /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
+       sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd && sudo launchctl start org.cups.cupsd

 
 

-Then, when you go to a print dialog, "Shared Printers" will pop out and
-list all the public cluster and dorm printers at MIT.
+You need to do this from an administrator account. Provide your login password when asked.
+
+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.
+
+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.