On 09/10/2012 02:02 PM, Gary Roach wrote:
Earlier I was complaining about Xsine not working with this new
printer but the main problem seems to be that the printer doesn't see
any of the computers on the hardwired network.
I am running Squeeze, Wheezy and Win2K on various systems on the
hardwired part of the LAN. I have Samba installed on my linux systems
along with winbind. Smbd, nmbd and winbind are running. When I try to
scan from the printer to a network computer the printers list of where
to send the scans shows a usb connection ( it is wireless to my
Actiontec M1424MR router) and nothing else. I have an XP laptop that I
connected wirelessly to the network. The printer found this and listed
It properly. The rest of the network systems find the XP as well.
In summary:
1. The 3 Linux machines, using Smb4K, and the Win2K machine , using
"My Network Neighborhood", find all of the computers both hardwired
and wireless,
2. All of the Linux systems and the XP system can print to the printer.
3. The XP wireless using "my network neighborhood", finds none of the
hardwired computers.
4. The printer, in scan mode, finds the XP machine and nothing else.
5. The printer scans correctly to the wireless XP machine.
In Epson's infinite wisdom they do not supply a driver for Win2K and
older systems any more. Because of this and their attitude when they
hear Linux, I would not buy this printer under some circumstances.
It's too bad because the printer seems to be a good unit.
Any help would be sincerely appreciated. I suspect that the Samba
setup is the problem but have no idea what to do to fix it. I use Swat
with Samba.
Gary R.
I have a different Epson, a WP4530. This printer is capable of running
on usb, Ethernet, and wireless. The instructions said to hook it to the
computer via usb--it was the Windows computer,
of course, and get it running, then run it on Ethernet. That's what I
did--all the computers are connected to a router, which serves the
Internet, and the router also is connected to the Epson,
and also, thru an Ethernet-to-usb adapter box, to an elderly LaserJet.
The printers work fine. The Epson also does copies and faxes, and both
of those functions also work. I have made
copies using XSane. I think I sent (my only) FAX from the Windows
machine. Not sure if I have any FAX software on Linux, unless Symphony
or Kate does FAX. Or maybe GIMP? (I'll
have to check, now that I think of it.) Anyway, that setup procedure is
what the instructions told me to do, and it worked. To get into detail,
I have 3 computers, one running Win7, and 2
running (usually) PCLinuxOS. The LaserJet responds more quickly to the
Windows machine, but the Epson responds pretty quickly to either
operating system.
--doug
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