How to connect my printer to localhost?

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What do you think where 'localhost' aka 127.0.0.1 goes? Thats your network-card and if there is a printer connected it will have annother ip-address. So printing on 127.0.0.1 will not work. Try install a new printer in your printing dialog, if it will be identified thats ok, if not post some more information about your network.

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mlissner

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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mlissner almost 2 years

When I try to print, for some reason all the printers I previously had installed have disappeared.

I pulled up the "Printing" dialog, and I see that localhost is "Not connected," but when I try to connect, it fails. I have looked this up in various places, but the only two suggestions I've found have not worked. The first was to put apparmor into a less strict mode, and the second was to reset CUPS. I've done both of those things, and to no avail.

I just want to print again!
- txwikinger almost 14 years
  
  How are the printers connected? Via network, or via usb?
- mlissner almost 14 years
  
  They're networked, but it seems like CUPS just isn't working, so I'm not sure it would matter.
mlissner almost 14 years

Yeah, as I mentioned above, that doesn't do anything for me - temporary or permanent.
megubyte almost 14 years

@Tom You can, If you want make a script that will run on boot. That would be a sorta permanent solution.
mlissner almost 14 years

The printer was installed properly before, but at this point, I can't even add new printers, because it seems like CUPS must not be running (when I try, the option is grayed out). I haven't changed anything about my network or CUPS to my knowledge?