[clue-tech] Setting up Network printer in CUPS?

[Dennis J Perkins]

I have an HPS12U, not th HPS1P.  The config file has localhost:631 in
CUPS.  This address is used to access CUPS.

The device URI is http::ipaddress/lpt1.  There are multiple printer
ports on mine, so the lpt depends on which port you use.

I am using IPP.  

Hopefully this helps.


On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 23:55 +0000, dennisjperkins at comcast.net wrote:
> I think I have one of these.  I had some problems setting it up.  The documentation wasn't very good.
> 
> I have a meeting tonight but if I have time afterwards, I'll take a look at it.
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at verizon.net>
> > On Tuesday 05 February 2008 17:07, Adrian F. Nagle, IV wrote:
> > > I'm trying to setup an HP-LaserJet6P/MP laser printer on a Linux
> > > (Debian)/Samba server.  I have my Linux server all running now but I
> > > can't get my HP printer (hooked up to a Hawking HPS1P parallel-port
> > > print server) to work with CUPS.
> > 
> > What's that Hawking thingy supposed to do,  exactly?
> > 
> > > In CUPS, I tried to add the LaserJet through the web interface and
> > > print a test page.  I tried a number combinations of IPP or HTTP, but
> > > no test page would print out, until 30mintues/1hour later I find two
> > > copies of the CUPS test page.
> > 
> > Did CUPS actually see the printer?
> > 
> > > I've followed this tidbit I found:
> > > http://www.hawkingtech.com/newsdetails.php?NewsID=20
> > >
> > > I'm stuck at how to diagnose this issue.  One complication is that I
> > > tried to print directly from windows recently using IPP, but the print
> > > server appears to crash (I can't check it through HTTP).  Hawking just
> > > suggested adding an LPD.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have experience with a parallel port print server?
> > >
> > > I need to have this set up in Samba as well.  I'm not sure yet what I
> > > need to to do have my users see the printer.
> > 
> > For what it's worth,  I acquired an LJ5 fairly recently.  Plugged it into my 
> > server and set it up in CUPS.  Then started fiddling around some.  I can 
> > print from this laptop,  or from the workstation that's out in the other 
> > room,  no problem.  The key there is that CUPS needs to be running on each 
> > machine,  and that it needs to be set up so that it's pointing at the printer 
> > connected to the server.  Some fairly trivial twiddling under KDE,  Control 
> > Center -> peripherals -> print manager -> configure I think pretty well 
> > covers most of it.
> > 
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