On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 10:44:45AM +0000, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Wed, 2011-12-14 at 13:52 -0500, fred smith wrote: > > Well, time goes by and I try playing with a Linux-Mint 12 live cd, and > > to my astonishment I find that when I choose to add a new printer, I > > dont' have to enter ANY settings, it "just works". > > Perhaps they have different firewall settings? There is a long history > in Fedora of having very restrictive default firewalls, and this stops > e.g. SNMP detection from working correctly. > > What does 'lpinfo -l -v' say on the Linux Mint 12 system? > > Thanks, > Tim. > */ > Tim: here's the result of lpinfo -l -v on linux mint 12. I see it actually identified several ways to access the brother printer. It doesn't, however, seem to have figured out that the printer also supports ipp (unless maybe I don't know how to interpret this info...), which is the way I usually configure it when doing a manual config: Device: uri = cups-pdf:/ class = file info = CUPS-PDF make-and-model = Virtual PDF Printer device-id = MFG:Generic;MDL:CUPS-PDF Printer;DES:Generic CUPS-PDF Printer;CLS:PRINTER;CMD:POSTSCRIPT; location = Device: uri = http class = network info = Internet Printing Protocol (http) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = beh class = network info = Backend Error Handler make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = smb class = network info = Windows Printer via SAMBA make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = socket class = network info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = ipp class = network info = Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = lpd class = network info = LPD/LPR Host or Printer make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = hp class = direct info = HP Printer (HPLIP) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2070N%20series._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/ class = network info = Brother HL-2070N series make-and-model = Brother HL-2070N series device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2070N series; location = Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2070N%20series._printer._tcp.local/ class = network info = Brother HL-2070N series make-and-model = Brother HL-2070N series device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2070N series; location = Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2070N%20series._ipp._tcp.local/ class = network info = Brother HL-2070N series make-and-model = Brother HL-2070N series device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2070N series; location = Device: uri = lpd://BRN_8A1FC9/BINARY_P1 class = network info = Brother HL-2070N series make-and-model = Brother HP LaserJet 4050 Series device-id = MANUFACTURER:Brother;COMMAND SET:PJL,MLC,PCL,PCLXL;MODEL:HP LaserJet 4050 Series;CLASS:PRINTER;COMMENT:The model name HP LaserJet 4050 Series is used only for compatibility information for HP printer location = Device: uri = hpfax class = direct info = HP Fax (HPLIP) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = > -- > 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 > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 ----------------------------- The Boulder Pledge ----------------------------- -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
