Mick: > On Friday, 26 April 2019 18:00:13 BST Dale wrote: ... > > 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, ...
I'd say that a postscript printer with ethernet and a lpr port would amount to "plug 'n play" in the old days. ... > > 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. ... The easiest way to know what to expect from the printers network connectivity is to look at the spec. page: https://www.lexmark.com/en_us/printer/12473/Lexmark-C2325dw#specs It looks like many (most?) lasers today can use postscript, lpr and port 9100. So the most basic form of printing would be nc host 9100 < postscript_file Regards, /Karl Hammar
