On Thursday 12 November 2020 12:02:42 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Anno domini 2020 Thu, 12 Nov 11:34:43 -0500 > > Gene Heskett via tde-users scripsit: > > On Thursday 12 November 2020 11:10:11 BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote: > > > > On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:45:15 +0100 > > > > > > > > "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > You can print on any printer, but for zeroconf aka "magicly > > > > > see the other printers on the net" you need "avahi" - which I > > > > > ended up removing fom any devices, 'cause it screws up routing > > > > > tables when you happen to be in the same as a silvery rotton > > > > > tomato laptop. > > > > > > > > > > Nik > > > > > > > > In all the years I've used Linux, the only time I could access a > > > > remote printer from another PC, was when the printer was > > > > wireless. > > > > > > > > Seeing CUPS accessing a printer USB-connected to the other PC, > > > > that was definitely a first for me. :) > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > > > > We have been using the share printer function for years. > > > Go to localhost:631 and go to manage printers in admin. > > > It's buried somewhere, in there, an option to share the printer. > > > > > > Kate > > > > That's half of it Kate, the cups installed on the clients needs to > > have "browser" enabled. Once that's done you can keep the chainsaws > > busy. Until you run out of ink or toner. > > Oh my ... that's the reason why I set up a "drop stuff here" folder on > the only computer that's connected to a printer. Whenever I drop a > file into it, it gets printed and deleted. > > Nik That's another way Nik, but this way Just Works with any editor that has a print dialog under the files menu. The printers shared from other machines show up as targets you can select and configure. Most of my printing is hal files etc for my milling machines, and the line lengths demand landscape mode, even occasionally wrapping a really long line. And because this monster sized Brother MFP-J6920DW feeds all letter sized paper cross ways, it does not have to rotate the raster to print it. About a second a page faster that way. :) > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
