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On Friday, 26 April 2019 18:00:13 BST Dale wrote: |
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> Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> > On 2019-04-22, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> >> On the question of ethernet. [...] Do I plug the printer into the |
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> >> router or do I have to connect it to the puter itself? I think I |
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> >> read somewhere ages ago, on this list most likely, that you plug it |
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> >> into the router. |
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> > Yes, that's how it's usually done. |
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> >> That way all puters hooked to the router can access it. |
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> > |
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> > Exactly. |
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> Picking last reply. I got the printer, removed all the shipping stuff, |
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> did the normal setup and got a test page printed from CUPS, in color. |
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> I'm taking this from the CUPS printer page that shows the connection. |
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> It printed from Kwrite and shows as ready for other programs as well. I |
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> would like someone to confirm that this is the best way to have this set |
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> up. I googled and can't find a howto for this. Most everything I found |
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> referenced .rpm and .deb stuff. |
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Printers are plug 'n play these days. There is no manual configuration |
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needed, unless your PCs and/or router configurations do not use zeroconf/mDNS. |
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> Lexmark_C2325dw (Idle, Accepting Jobs, Not Shared) |
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> Description: Lexmark International Lexmark C2325dw |
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> Location: Local Printer |
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> Driver: Lexmark C2300 Series (color, 2-sided printing) |
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> Connection: ipp://192.168.2.6 |
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> Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=na_letter_8.5x11in |
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> sides=two-sided-long-edge |
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> The only way I could find to print is using the ipp thingy, at least it |
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> was the first way I could print successfully. Still, is this the proper |
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> way? |
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The printer manual should state what protocols it able to communicate over. |
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Failing this, try to login using its web GUI (usually on port 80) with a |
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browser. There will be some network configuration page where information may |
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be provided on what protocols/ports are available. |
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> P. S. Is there anything special I should do to make sure no one can |
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> access my printer over the internet and do something bad? Does the DSL |
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> modem and router protect that by default? |
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When you access the printer over its web GUI set up a password - it should |
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probably ask you for it. In addition, switch off any services you do not use, |
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assuming it offers you such a choice, e.g. SNMP. Finally, disable the WiFi on |
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the printer, if it offers this option. |
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Regarding your modem, unless it is NAT-ing fully, like a router would, it will |
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expose your router to the Internet. In any case, your router will isolate |
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WAN-LAN from probing eyes with its NAT - so you should be safe enough. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |