On Tuesday 31 July 2007 10:17:04 am Dave Grosvold wrote: > Adam Jimerson wrote: > > Is there a way to get ether cups or the YaST printer module to display > > the ink levels on printers? I have a Lexmark x1240, using the Lexmark > > z600 printer driver installed on my 10.2 box, but it doesn't tell me > > about the ink levels and its pretty annoying to have to wait until the > > print quality starts to suck before I know that I need to go out and buy > > more ink. > > I made the switch several years ago to network printers, rather than > locally-attached ones (of course, having 5 or six computers in the house > made this a necessity.) > > The point is - most network printers have a built in web server. Just > point your browser at the IP address of the printer, and voila! You have > all the information you need about ink levels, configuration, etc. This > eliminates the need for printer utility software on each PC in the > network, and I can access this information from any PC. > > > -- Dave Grosvold
Sadly I am to poor to be able to buy a network printer and so I have to work with what I can get, but thanks for the advice.
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