[NTLUG:Discuss] Latitude C640/DockII Parallel Port: lp1?

[Steve Litt]

On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:26:32 -0500
Stephen Davidson <gorky at freenet.carleton.ca> wrote:


> > You can adjust your CUPS config at http://localhost:631. It has some
> > capabilities to detect printers. This might be a help. Mint probably
> > has other printer utilities, although I've always come back to the
> > CUPS config, as the most reliable.

> Due to previously mentioned Video card issue, getting at 
> http://localhost is not the simplest.  I can log in with ssh -X over
> the local lan, but the lag on the display makes the browsers almost 
> completely unusable.  Suggestions are welcome.

You can go to http://localhost:631 via lynx on a tty. It's not the most
convenient thing I've ever done, but I just tried it, and it worked.