On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 2:16 AM, Arvind <bahuro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: >> On Mon 29 Jul 2013 at 20:59:39 +0530, Arvind wrote: > [..snip..] >>> Details: >>> I will begin with describing how I got it working on the print server >>> (i.e. the machine to which the printer is connected on a usb port). I >>> installed hplip using aptitude and then used 'hp-setup -i'. It asked >>> about the mode of connection, on selecting 'usb', it found the >>> attached printer right away, downloaded the proprietary plugin from >>> the internet, asked if I accepted the license, installed the plugin on >>> selecting 'yes', and then generated a ppd file in a few more steps. >>> Done! The printer works as it is supposed to. >> >> Neatly done. Now from 'Administration' in the web interface tick >> >> Share printers connected to this system >> >> Check that you have 'Shared Yes' in /etc/cups/printers.conf. >> >> With these settings the server will be advertising the print queue for >> the LaserJet M1005 for other machines to use. >> >>> On any client machine on the network, the above procedure doesn't >>> work. If I select 'network' as the mode of connection, hp-setup cannot >>> find the printer. I am not able to find any way of telling hp-setup to >>> look for a printer connected through usb to another machine on the >>> network. Using "hp-setp -i ip_address_of_print_server" doesn't work >>> either. >> >> You client machine has CUPS installed? This technique is incorrect. >> >> Check that there is a tick for >> >> Show printers shared by other systems >> >> Look under the 'Printers' tab of the web interface or execute >> >> lpstat -a >> >> to see what queues the client is aware of. > [..snip..] >> You only need the hp software installed on the server. > > Thanks a lot, Brian. It worked perfectly - stupid of me to have tried > installing it like a network printer. Just for the record, having > hplip and dependencies on the client somehow prevents it from working > (didn't have the energy to investigate how or why), so if installed, > one has to purge them. > > Regards, > arvind > > > > ps: Wonder if it is appropriate to add the status "[Solved]" to the > subject line - would be helpful for someone searching online and for > subscribers using mutt etc., but would break the thread in web > interface of gmail.
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