On Sunday, 10 April 2022 09:54:34 EDT Brian wrote: > On Sun 10 Apr 2022 at 09:19:43 -0400, gene heskett wrote: > > On Sunday, 10 April 2022 08:40:29 EDT Brian wrote: > > > /usr/lib/cups/backend/snmp > > > > The only machine I have here that has that file installed, an rpi4, > > does not expose the printers address, only: > > pi@rpi4:~ $ sudo /usr/lib/cups/backend/snmp > > network lpd://BRN30055C8A2DC8/BINARY_P1 "Brother MFC-J6920DW" > > "Brother > > MFC-J6920DW" "MFG:Brother;CMD:HBP,BRPJL,URF;MDL:MFC- > > J6920DW;CLS:PRINTER;CID:Brother IJ > > Type3;URF:SRGB24,W8,CP1,IS1-13,MT1-8-11,OB9,PQ4-5,RS200-300,OFU0,V1.2 > > ,DM4;" "coyote.coyote.den" > > > > The only location identifier is the resolved "coyote.coyote.den" > > which is this machine. > > > > None of the buster boxes have it, so they all report file not found. > > BUT they were all installed from a buster respin by the linuxcnc > > folks. But geany the editor, can drive that printer from any > > locatiom my cat5 cable reaches. > > > > And I just checked because there is a 2nd printer, another brother > > HL2320 B&W duplex capable laser, on this machine, and although the > > above command only shows one printer, I can feed both printers from > > geany running on any machine, all 6 of the profiles I have defined > > are available for geany to use as an output device. I suspect the > > laser doesn't do snmp, its a $120 printer. Probably some brother > > version of plc5 since its running on brothers own drivers. > > Thank you, Gene. Your investigations are vey useful and point to my > forgetfulness. > Your forgetfullness Brian? I'm 87, so it is std proceedure for me to either repeat the experiment or spend a couple weeks sorting thru the sometimmes decades old stuff in my mental attic, and FWIW I also claim any references to oldtimers too. Surely you aren't that ancient. ;-)
> The snmp backend is not installed in the location I gave but has > to be moved there. Do either > > mv /usr/lib/cups/backend-available/snmp /usr/lib/cups/backend/snmp > > or > > dpkg-reconfigure cups > > -- > Brian. > > . 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, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis