On Wednesday, 12 January 2022 23:31:56 GMT Dale wrote: > I have a very similar printer and this is my settings from CUPS: > > > Description: Lexmark C2325dw > Location: Local Printer > Driver: C2325dw - IPP Everywhere (color, 2-sided printing) > Connection: ipp://192.168.0.102
That Connection field is what I needed. Thanks Dale. > If I recall correctly, the printer uses DHCP so I let it pick its first > IP itself and then I think I set it to use that from then on. I have a > cell phone that connects to and don't want them switching IPs on me. It > uses IPP to communicate. If you want to access the printer directly, to > see toner cartridge levels, adjust printer settings etc, just point a > browser to the IP address. > > If you are connecting to a router, I'd access the router and see if the > router is seeing the printer first thing. If you require passwords, you > may need to enter the password on the printer panel, I did. Once you > can access the printer in a web browser, you can adjust things easier. In fact I've taken the belt-and-braces approach. I have the address defined in /etc/hosts and in the local DNS, and it's also associated with the MAC address in the router. > Does that help any? It does. I've just spent an hour stepping through the process of adding the printer, writing down everything I did and saw. Then I went back and tried your suggestion and it worked straight away. Thanks again. -- Regards, Peter.
