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Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows

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On 22/1/25 10:57 am, Edmund wrote:
> On 22-01-2025 11:26, Bob Henson wrote:
>> On 22/1/25 9:37 am, Edmund wrote:
>>> On 21-01-2025 19:51, Bob Henson wrote:
>>>> On 21/1/25 4:34 pm, Edmund wrote:
>>>>> On 21-01-2025 14:58, Bob Henson 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
>>>>>
>>>>> What kind of cable connection to the printer, USB or network?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> USB
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>
>>> I was afraid if that :-)
>>> If your router has a USB printer port I would definitely use that
>>> instead of another computer between it, that would be my 1st option.
>>> Note : I am not sure if all USB ports on routers are suitable for that.
>>> If absolutely nothing else works, reading the (router) manual might tell
>>> if you can use a USB port for it.
>> Hmm. A further check shows that can't be done on my router's USB port. 
>> Pity. However, I /should/ be able to Wifi connect the printer to the 
>> router, which I have failed to do previously - so I'll be looking 
>> further into that.
> 
> I vaguely remember about complicated IP – and other??? - settings done
> by the buttons on the printer.
> Hopefully you can configure it by temporally connecting it to USB.
> 
> 

I finally did configure things as good as it's going to get, I think. I 
definitely proved that as one gets older, it get harder to figure out 
these sort of problems :-)

Thanks to everyone who replied to the topic. I did a lot of reading 
around and, to be honest, was no nearer. So, I did what I ought to have 
done in the first place and deleted every darned reference to the 
subject and started afresh. I tried again to connect the router to the 
printer. I succeeded first go using WPS. It may not have been available 
on my old router. Anyway - it worked. My desktop is cable connected to 
the router and found the printer straight away. The setting from the 
laptop that I had made before still worked, but straight to what I can 
now call the network printer. Everything on the network can now see the 
printer. Whoopee Do!

-- 
Tetbury, Gloucestershirel, UK

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

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      Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-01-24 10:54 +0000
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      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
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              Re: Printer Connections Linux to Windows "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-01-22 12:14 -0500
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