On 30/06/10 12:51, fred smith wrote: > > I find that my HL2070N doesn't (always???) work with the driver that > F13 picks for it. If I tell system-config-printer it's a HL-2060 then > tell it to use foomatic/hl1250 driver I can get it to work, and it works > just fine. I don't remember it taking a looooong time to print. in fact > it's faster than some of the much more expensive HP Laserjets we have > at my office. For certain, complexity of the print job could have a big > affect on printing performance. Some kinds of output can require a LOT > of number crunching by GhostScript and subsequently by the print driver's > rasterizer, then further computation in the printer itself. however, as > I say below, my 2070N is quite fast on pretty much everything. > > Not sure what NetworkManager would have to do with performance of > a printer (I"d expect it to work if the wireless devices have found > each other and not, if not, but any particular slowness shouldn't be > related to NM specifically--all it does is find access points and > connect to them). > I'm not certain that NetworkManager is causing any problems either and did not expect it to but it's the only difference I can think of between the system today and last week running F-12 when it worked differently without NM enabled. > I've never used a wireless printer, and am a little vague on how > it would in fact work... how does the printer connect to the wireless? do > you have to (somehow) enter the wlan settings into the printer to make > it work? via hard-wired network? > All three printers, hp6840, HL-5140, and HL-2170 have addresses like 192.162.1.3 and are configured as such in CUPS. Any computer on our home LAN can use them and most printing is done via them although there are others around, mine always have paper and toner and work, except I keep putting off buying ink cart's for the HP. We rarely need color so the Lasers are sufficient, do good text. The 5140 works via a D-Link printer server device purchased as new/surplus for a few dollars from a local school, the other two have the radio stuff built in. > But however you initially set it up, the printer would be connecting to > your wirelss AP, not your fedora computer.... > Generally true, but in this case the HL-5140/Dlink device and three computers all connect to a wired Ethernet switch which connects to a wireless ethernet bridge in order to eliminate the need for various device drivers that are required with the usual wireless adapter boards that plug into the mother board. The Ethernet bridges can be configured with a browser once and then used wherever needed in the system, effectively becoming just another Ethernet port, very convenient. I have one in another building 50 yards away. It only has a camera connected but could have computers connected to it too, has additional Eth. ports. Yesterday my grandson wanted to update his video game on-line, I gave him one of the bridges and he was able to connect by simply plugging into it with an Eth. cable. That's probably more than you wanted to know ... Bob > > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
