On Wed, 4 Mar 2020 23:19:47 +0000 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
Hello Brian,
>My fault entirely. The port number is 9100, not 631. I always make a
>slip up along the way with things like this :). I am assuming the device
We're all human. Mistakes happen. Not a problem.
Okay, substituting 9100 as the port number, the contents of
/etc/nsswitch.conf were printed.
>has an open port 9100; most HP printers do. You can check with
>
> nmap YOUR_PRINTER'S_IP_ADDRESS
Given the above, probably not necessary, but output lists a number of
open ports and the services used, including port 9100.
>> HPLIP 3.20.2 is still installed, BTW.
>It wasn't involved here but its best to keep it about for now, if it
>suits you.
It's inconvenient, but as this situation doesn't affect anybody else
here (I've pinned hplip on the only other computer that would be
affected) I can work around it.
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