Mick wrote: > On Friday, 26 April 2019 18:00:13 BST Dale wrote: >> Grant Edwards wrote: >>> On 2019-04-22, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On the question of ethernet. [...] Do I plug the printer into the >>>> router or do I have to connect it to the puter itself? I think I >>>> read somewhere ages ago, on this list most likely, that you plug it >>>> into the router. >>> Yes, that's how it's usually done. >>> >>>> That way all puters hooked to the router can access it. >>> Exactly. >> Picking last reply. I got the printer, removed all the shipping stuff, >> did the normal setup and got a test page printed from CUPS, in color. >> I'm taking this from the CUPS printer page that shows the connection. >> It printed from Kwrite and shows as ready for other programs as well. I >> would like someone to confirm that this is the best way to have this set >> up. I googled and can't find a howto for this. Most everything I found >> referenced .rpm and .deb stuff. > Printers are plug 'n play these days. There is no manual configuration > needed, unless your PCs and/or router configurations do not use zeroconf/mDNS.
Well, I could access it thorough its web interface but it wouldn't print. It would say it couldn't find it or something. After I set up cups as shown below, it printed. The biggest thing I did different was to put in the IP instead of letting it auto-detect the printer. In the past, my old HP printers tended to be auto-detected pretty well. I would just click continue and when done, out came the test page. This one took a little extra to get it printing. I've printed several recipes so far and it is printing fine so I guess this is *a* proper way to have it set up. > >> Lexmark_C2325dw (Idle, Accepting Jobs, Not Shared) >> Description: Lexmark International Lexmark C2325dw >> Location: Local Printer >> Driver: Lexmark C2300 Series (color, 2-sided printing) >> Connection: ipp://192.168.2.6 >> Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=na_letter_8.5x11in >> sides=two-sided-long-edge >> >> >> The only way I could find to print is using the ipp thingy, at least it >> was the first way I could print successfully. Still, is this the proper >> way? > The printer manual should state what protocols it able to communicate over. > Failing this, try to login using its web GUI (usually on port 80) with a > browser. There will be some network configuration page where information may > be provided on what protocols/ports are available. > Found that but didn't help me any. I tried that after I tried pinging it and it worked but still wouldn't print. CUPS wanted to be a bit stubborn about it. lol >> P. S. Is there anything special I should do to make sure no one can >> access my printer over the internet and do something bad? Does the DSL >> modem and router protect that by default? > When you access the printer over its web GUI set up a password - it should > probably ask you for it. In addition, switch off any services you do not > use, > assuming it offers you such a choice, e.g. SNMP. Finally, disable the WiFi > on > the printer, if it offers this option. > > Regarding your modem, unless it is NAT-ing fully, like a router would, it > will > expose your router to the Internet. In any case, your router will isolate > WAN-LAN from probing eyes with its NAT - so you should be safe enough. If I recall correctly, my modem is sort of like a router even tho it only has one connection. I read that somewhere. During printer setup on the little display, I told it no wi-fi. One of these days, I may start using that router that has wireless. I did plug it in the other day and it works. I found it at a thrift store for $2.98 I think. It still had the sticker on it. lol I did go turn it off tho. I guess it just didn't look for a wi-fi-connection but turned it on anyway. One thing that surprised me. I was printing a multi-page recipe and the first page came out, then it pulled it back in and I was like, what? Then it came out again, printed on both sides. When I realized it was printing both sides, which will save a lot of paper and space in my binder, I was in love. I never could get a ink jet printer to do that correctly. ;-) Dale :-) :-)
