-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
-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 print to cups.mit.edu, run the
+To make your Mac print to cluster-printers.mit.edu, run the
following commands at a Terminal:
echo BrowseProtocols cups | sudo tee -a /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
- echo BrowsePoll cups.mit.edu | 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
You need to do this from an administrator account. Provide your login password when asked.