>>>>> "wes" == wes  <[email protected]> writes:

wes> This is the IP address for the computer system where you ran the
wes> ifconfig command. This would make your router's IP address
wes> 192.168.0.1. The fact that this computer's IP is 106 suggests (by
wes> implication) that the router begin handing out IPs at 100, this is
wes> a common default setup. So, the safest course is to set your
wes> printer's IP to something below 100 (but above 1). If there is any
wes> possibility you may begin to have more devices in the future which
wes> you may need to set IPs manually on, it will become critically
wes> important that you don't use the same address for multiple
wes> devices. Today it's not a problem, but something to keep in mind.

Most network printers advertise service via zeroconf.  You should try:

  avahi-browse -a


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