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Bill Kenworthy <billk <at> iinet.net.au> writes: |
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> Hi, Ive just bought a new epson wf-3520 MFP and want to get it to print |
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> through cups over wifi for preference. |
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> Question 1 - do you have to be on the (same) wireless network to print |
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> if using wifi? (i.e., I have a complicated set of networks and want to |
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> print via a LAN to the printer on a separate routed wifi network - |
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> connectivity exists but I cant get it to talk to me.) |
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Most modern printers have an embedded web server. You may be able to |
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just type in the IP address into your web browser and establish a connection |
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to the printer's internal web server. Give it a whirl... |
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> Question 2 - what stanza do I use to connect? |
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> (ipp://192.168.41.72:631/what?/, or is it http?) This information |
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> doesn't seem to be available with ubuntu folks etc just saying "it |
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> works" - I suspect cups browsing on the same network) |
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if you have installed and configure cups, you should have this file: |
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/etc/cupsd/printers.conf |
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and an entry like so: |
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DeviceURI socket://10.20.30.69 |
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