On Wednesday 16 March 2016 10:12:59 Brian wrote: > On Tue 15 Mar 2016 at 23:18:30 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Gluttons for punishment eh? Remember, you did ask for it :( And > > nothu ing has been excised. > > Uncut outputs are always the best. Thank you very much. > > [Useful avahi-browse record snipped to save bandwidth] > > > Now, I note 3 instances of "airprint.html" up there that because it > > didn't mean squat to me until now, I didn't recognize or know I > > needed to remember. > > http://BRN001BA9E3811F.local./net/net/airprint.html is the location of > the printer's embedded web interface. Without avahi-daemon I expect > you would use http://192.168.71.20:80. > > We'll work with the PDL printer: > > = eth0 IPv4 Brother HL-3170CDW series PDL Printer local > hostname = [BRN001BA9E3811F.local] > address = [192.168.71.20] > port = [9100] > txt = ["UUID=e3248000-80ce-11db-8000-001ba9e3811f" > "TBCP=T" > "Transparent=F" > "Binary=T" > "PaperCustom=T" > "Scan=F" > "Duplex=T" > "Copies=T" > "Color=T" > "usb_CMD=PJL,PCL,PCLXL,URF" > "usb_MDL=HL-3170CDW series" > "usb_MFG=Brother" > "priority=75" > > "adminurl=http://BRN001BA9E3811F.local./net/net/airprint.html"; > "product=(Brother HL-3170CDW series)" > "ty=Brother HL-3170CDW series" > "note=" > "pdl=application/octet-stream,image/urf" > "qtotal=1" > "txtvers=1"] > > Now find a *small* PDF file and send it directly to the printer with > netcat: > > nc 192.168.71.20 9100 < file.pdf > > or > > nc BRN001BA9E3811F.local < file.pdf > > Does it print?
Doesn't look like it: gene@coyote:~/Downloads$ nc BRN001BA9E3811F.local <7i77_layout.pdf no port[s] to connect to gene@coyote:~/Downloads$ nc 192.168.71.20 < 7i77_layout.pdf no port[s] to connect to 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) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
