“Sustainability is very important to Google nowadays,” says Ofer. “So the idea that we could literally save paper on printing was appealing to us from the get-go.”
Ofer Bar-Zakai, Google, US
“Sustainability is very important to Google nowadays,” says Ofer. “So the idea that we could literally save paper on printing was appealing to us from the get-go.”
Ofer Bar-Zakai, Google, US
Tip
: If you’re seeing mysterious behavior with the User Client, but not getting any error messages, check to see if the User Client has been configured to use the
—silent option
, which suppresses all error messages. Try running the client without this option, and see if the client then gives you any useful error message information first!
Note:
if you’re seeing this message, but you
know
that it’s not able to connect because you’re not on the same network as your server, then take a look at the
Suppress Error Notifications when offline
article. This applies if e.g. you take your laptop home with you, and you don’t want to be bugged with ‘unable to connect’ messages.
When starting the PaperCut User Client, I get an ‘Unable to connect to server’ error.
Unable to connect to the server: unable to establish connection with the server: papercutserver
Problem communicating with server: Operation timed out (Connection timed out)
You may also see a ‘Connecting…’ status if you hover over the PaperCut user client icon in the Windows task bar or macOS menu bar:
Is the Application Server running?
Check to see if the App Server is started, and if not, try
restarting the App Server
.
Check the config.properties file to make sure that the server-ip and server-name lines are correct. They should show a valid IP address and hostname for your Application Server. If you’ve recently
migrated your PaperCut server
then you’ll need to update the connection details for the clients.
The local copy of the
config.properties
file can be found in one of the following locations on a workstation, assuming a default install path.
Windows -
C:\Program Files (x86)\PaperCut MF (or NG) Client\config.properties
macOS -
/Applications/PCClient.app/Contents/Resources/config.properties
Note
:
PCClient.app
can be opened like a folder by right-clicking it and choosing to Show Package Contents
The central
config.properties
file can be found in one of these locations on the primary Application Server, where
[app-path]
is the install path of the Application Server component.
Windows -
[app-path]\client\win\config.properties
macOS -
[app-path]/client/mac/PCClient.app/Contents/Resources/config.properties
Ideally you’ll have a static IP address set up for your Application Server, so that the connection details remain the same.
Are ports 9191 and 9192 open on the Firewall?
If you’re using a Firewall in between clients and the Application Server, take a look through the
Firewall Ports
page to see what ports need to be opened for PaperCut to work.
As a test, open a browser Window on the client and try navigating to http://
:9191 and https://
:9192. If this doesn’t work, try opening these ports on the firewall or disabling the firewall on the server altogether as a test.
If you’re running Windows, double check the Windows Advanced Firewall rules to make sure that the network profile (Domain/Work, Private, Public) of the network interface matches how the rule is configured. We have heard of situations where a server is restarted after Windows updates and suddenly the network type switches from the Domain Profile (less restrictive) to Private Profile (more restrictive) and the different Firewall rules prevent the PaperCut client from connecting.
Are you using “Use HTTP Strict Transport Security”?
There’s more information here on
Forcing SSL
, however if port 9192 or 443 isn’t open, or if you don’t have a trusted certificate installed, then the client won’t be able to connect. A good test is to navigate to https://
:9192 from the client, and make sure that you can connect
without any certificate errors
before checking this box.
Still have questions?
Let us know! We love chatting about what’s going on under the hood. Feel free to leave a comment below or visit our
Support Portal
for further assistance.
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