On Monday 05 March 2007 07:41, Mike Adolf wrote: > Susemail wrote: > > On Sunday 04 March 2007 10:09, Mike Adolf wrote: > >> I have an HP 5180 printer directly connected to a LAN port of my > >> router. The router is set for dynamic ips. All machines booting to XP > >> see the printer. After I went through the SUSE 10.2 printer set up > >> (for network printer) and tried to test or print, I got an error message > >> stating I was using a different spool. I don't really know what is > >> going on. > >> > >> Mike > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > I have a Hp 2575 . > > Try this. In the Printer Configuration module in Yast2 choose add. > > > > In the next window 'Printer Type" choose Network Printer. > > > > In the next window 'Network Printers' choose 'Print Directly to Network > > Printer' > > > > In the next window 'Pinter Type' choose 'Direct TCP Port Printing' > > > > In the next window 'Direct TCP Port Printing' put the IP address of > > you're network printer. > > > > In the next window 'Queue Name' rename the printer if you like, add a > > description and location. But it's not necessary. > > > > In the next page 'Printer Model' choose your model. > > > > In the next page 'Configuration' choose test, if all goes well click OK > > and Finish on the next page. > > > > Jerome > > Hi Jerome > > The page after setting 'Direct TCP Port Printing' doesn't ask for a > queue but it wants > > Hostname and port
You can use the Ip address anywhere you need to use the hostname. The port number to use is 9100. > > The network configuration page from the printer list the Hostname as > HP951408 but that doesn't work and it does not identify a port. It does > lists the ip and I can use it to ping the printer. I am shooting in the > dark here. > Use the Ip address and port number and try again. It should work. > Mike Now to work, Jerome -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
