Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Andreas Kohlbach Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Dumb Pinter Question Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:50:59 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 36 Message-ID: <87ilfio8do.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: reader01.eternal-september.org; posting-host="689af1a7fcee683b206eba7d3fd709fe"; logging-data="580493"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX185DAfsxN1a070Knr77p6E0" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:3lqFYF+UIGFQt5wG5rY35E69xQU= sha1:ZeyNEoOMx5Ek4kfUwLbLzx/0tCA= X-No-Archive: Yes Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:37368 On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 09:57:16 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > On 02/03/2023 06:04, Joerg Lorenz wrote: >> Am 02.03.23 um 00:22 schrieb pH: >>> Hi Folks. >>> Our printer is showing signs of croaking so I've just been looking at >>> printers. >>> >>> I had heard that Epson plays well with Linux but I'm only seeing HP, Brother >>> and Lexmark in "top 10 linux printers" sites I've been glancing at. >> My clear recommendation is HP. I had a couple of HP printer/scanners >> working together with various Linux-distris. Never had an issue. I can say the same for HP laptops. While three by Acer or their resellers (anyone remember Gateway 2000?) died just outside of the warranty time (less than two years) and HP 2000 I bought 2012 still works, even with its ridiculous hardware specs today. If I can choose I'd again get a HP. On the other hand this here is a DELL in from of me. My first. Also old (from 2013 or 2014) but in the attic for five years or so. Will see how long this lasts. >>> My question: >>> All the HP printers are advertised as "wireless", but I'm assuming that >>> there *MUST* be a USB or some such interface as well...am I wrong? >> They have but they are not necessary with new printers. Our current >> printer/scanner was hooked to our WLAN-network (wifi) and worked >> flawlessly since then. >> > How did you set SSID/password? I have a HP 6600 here (I think made 2011), and IIRC it comes with a unique pre-set password and SSID. You can also change them on the printer's touch-screen. -- Andreas