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Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows

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On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:58:05 +0000
Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> wrote:

> I've just installed Linux Mint 22.1 Mate on my laptop and am trying to 
> set up printing on it. My Canon Pixma MP495 home printer is cable 
> connected to my Desktop running Windows 11 and the desktop is cable 
> connected to my router. The Linux laptop is WiFi connected to the 
> router. By using the Mint printer setup and using "Find Network printer" 
> and entering the printer's IP address on the printer I was finally able 
> to "find" the printer and install a driver from the given list of 
> printers in Mint - but I cannot print to the printer. Anything I send to 
> it is reported as sent to Job1, Job2 etc, but no action results from the 
> printer. The question, therefore, is what am I doing wrong and is there 
> a better way, other than cable connecting the  laptop to the printer - 
> which is not feasible?
> 
> As I won't often be using the laptop at home near a network I can easily 
> access, question 2 is how do I connect the laptop to a Wifi enabled 
> printer directly by WiFi - i.e. no cables, no network. This would 
> actually be the best method, as I can use it at home and away. I can do 
> it with my smartphone using the Canon app, so I guess it must be 
> possible from the linux laptop?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tetbury, Gloucestershirel, UK
> 
> The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
> 

The Canon Pixma MP495 is a wireless printer so it presumably "talks" to your router.
I presume your laptop also "talks" to your computer. 
If the printer is setup with a static address, Linux Mint wioll find it.

Alan


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AMD Ryzen 7 7700, Radeon RX 6600, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, 2TB Barracuda

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Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-21 13:58 +0000
  Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-21 10:09 -0500
    Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-21 18:50 +0000
      Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-01-24 10:54 +0000
  Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-21 17:34 +0100
    Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-21 18:51 +0000
      Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-22 10:37 +0100
        Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-22 10:02 +0000
          Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-01-22 07:57 -0500
            Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-22 16:38 +0000
              Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-01-22 12:14 -0500
        Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-22 10:26 +0000
          Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-22 11:57 +0100
            Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-22 16:56 +0000
              Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows EdmundF <nomail@hotmail.com> - 2025-01-22 18:26 +0100
  Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-01-21 19:09 +0000
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