[nflug] printing

[peter at thecybersource.com]

Yes, I know, I will check that out when I have the printer up again. I
always use that for local stuff but never thought of trying to hit a
remote (albeit internal)printer via the web interface on port 631.
I think Sam thought I had the printer connected directly.


> Use a web browser.  the same way you talk to and administrate a
> CUPS server http://ip_of_device:631
>
> --- peter at thecybersource.com wrote:
>
>> This printer is not connected locally, hence the reason I cannot
>> "set" the
>> queue but rather connect to the queue the printer already has set
>> within
>> itself.
>> I've never had any trouble printing with windows 2k/xp with ipp
>> printing
>> (on 631), as long as you know the queue, no problem.
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org
>> >> [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of Cyber Source
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:35 PM
>> >> To: nflug at nflug.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [nflug] printing
>> >>
>> >> David J. Andruczyk wrote:
>> >> > try point a web browser at the device
>> >> > i.e. http://ip_of_printer:631/
>> >> >
>> >> > see if it has a mgmt web-page listing the printer queue name
>> >> >
>> >> > --- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hello All,
>> >> >>   Anyone here know about print queue's? That is to say, how
>> does
>> >> >> one
>> >> >> know what the printer is set too? Normally when I setup
>> internet
>> >> >> printing or network printing, I set it up like
>> >> >> ipp://ipaddress:631/name
>> >> >> where "name" is the network name of the printer, setup via
>> the
>> >> >> printers
>> >
>> > <snip>
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > On the cups page, goto to admin and set a default queue to your
>> Ricoh.
>> > This
>> > will permit all default printer requests to print from the
>> Ricoh queue.
>> > To learn what queues are on a local box (from the cli as
>> opposed to the
>> > web
>> > interface) issue the "lpq" or "lpstat -p" command on the box in
>> question.
>> >
>> > NB: in the event you do not know this but could this knowledge,
>> > 2k/xp/vista
>> > does not like to use the ipp port on a cups server, use port
>> 631 instead.
>> > Also, xp should be set to post script, "optimize for
>> portability" (not the
>> > default of "optimize for speed").
>> >
>> > Sam S.
>> >
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> -- David J. Andruczyk
>
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