Re: [gentoo-desktop] Network access to a CUPS printer

[Kevin O'Gorman]

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo@×××.com>
wrote:

> I have an ancient and venerable HP Deskjet 1120C connected to LPT1 on my
> desktop system running Gentoo.  This printer is supported in CUPS, and
> works properly (except for minor Gnome weirdness) from apps on the
> immediate system - Firefox, OpenOffice, etc.
>
> I want to access this printer from other computers on our LAN, including
> the Windows XP Pro system hosted on the same box using VMware.
> According to
> <http://gentoo-wiki.com/Talk:HOWTO_Native_Windows_Printing_with_CUPS/Samba>
> I should be able to do this without involving samba, assuming I can direct
> printing requests to the proper URI.  Both Windows and Linux support
> configuring printers this way, rather than as CIFS shares, and since I don't
> need to upload drivers to the printer (the original drivers won't work in
> XP) all I really need to do is connect to the printer over the LAN as a raw
> device and use client-side drivers.
>
> The documentation at
> <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml#remote_usage> suggests
> that I use one of the following for the printer URI on other systems:
>
>      * "ipp://hostname/printers/printername" which in my case would be
>        "ipp://vishnu.fmp.com/printers/hpdj_1120c (or I can substitute
>        the LAN IP address for the hostname)
>
>      * "http://hostname:631/ipp/queue" which appears to translate to
>        "http://vishnu.fmp.com:631/ipp/queue" with no specification for
>        the printer in the URI.  Since the hpdj_1120c doesn't have a
>        queue specified in cups, I assume this URI should be used
>        literally.
>
> Neither of these works on our LAN-connected Windows boxes and the
> documentation I find on this is very sketchy.  Windows doesn't
> understand the "ipp" URI scheme, apparently, and I'm missing something
> in second URI.  Should I be substituting something for "queue"?
>
> Anyone done this who can help me?
>

I have a similar situation.  A CUPS printer that is also serving my WinXP
system, without using Samba or a printer share.  There's a feature on the XP
CDROM that you'll need.  If you don't have that, then this approach won't
work.

You need WinXP Pro, I think, and must make CUPS export the LPT or LPD (I
forget the exact nomenclature) interface.  It may already do this.
You're looking for "Print Services ro Unix", a feature that is not loaded by
default.

From page 616 of my copy of Minasi's "Mastering Win XP Pro":
1) Control Panel -> Network Connections
2) Advanced -> Optional Networking Components
3) Check Other Network Filan and Print Services; click Next
4) wait for install (CD must be mounted)

Then
1) Start -> Printers and Faxes
2) Printer Tasks - Add a Printer (gets to Add a Printer Wizard)
3) Local Printer Attached to This Computer; uncheck Automatically Detect
4) Click Create a new Port
    type = LPR Port
    Next
5) Name or Address of Server Providing lpd = DNS name or IP address of Linux
box; possibly 127.0.0.1
   also the name of the print queue (mine is "lp0")
   Next

That should do it.


-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD