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Printer Connections Linux to Windows

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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




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Tetbury, Gloucestershirel, UK

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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
    Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Bob Henson <bob.henson@outlook.com> - 2025-01-21 19:28 +0000

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