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(a)klepp.biz> 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. :)
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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
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