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Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer?

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On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 03:13:20 +0000, noSpam wrote:

> Xref: mx02.eternal-september.org comp.sys.raspberry-pi:8086
> 
>>>I want to be able to visit a standard
>>> Micro$lth-based office, with the portable rPi, programmed so that when
>>> I replace-with-rPi's-eth0-cable, the [one] WinPC's eth0-connection to
>>> the LAN and printer, and switch rPi on, it will cause the printer to
>>> print my file/S from the USBstik.
>>>
>>>
> It will be tested on my mate's M$Win & LAN & printer.
> So that I can visit the office, with the portable headerless rPi, before
> the office-girl arrives to use here WinTelPC.
> 
> On 21/03/15 17:03, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:-
>>It does sound like the OP intends to unplug the office computer's
>>network access and plug his device into its place.
> 
> EXACTLY !
> 
>>If he's lucky, the office just has a cheap DHCP capable router and not
>>something tied to specific MAC addresses (for security).
> 
> Perhaps if I phone a Win-user, he can tell me if/where his system shows
> the printer's IP, and how to ask the office-girl to 'get it' - from her
> PC.
> 
>> Good luck finding a Pi-compatible network printer driver -- for the
>> specific model of  printer at that office.
> 
> The following initial google seem optimistic for 1 or both of the
> printers:--
> Downloads | MFC-9120CN | United States | Brother Home AÄ United
>    States AÄ MFC-9120CN; Downloads. MFC-9120CN. Downloads.  Select Your
>    Operating System (OS). STEP 1: Select OS Family. Windows; Mac
>    support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c...mfc9120cn... - 15k -
>    [19]Cached - [20]Similar pages
> ---------
> MFC-9120CN | Australia | Brother Solutions Center Home AÄ Australia;
>      MFC-9120CN. Support & ... Network Utilities AÄ Linux Information AÄ
>      SAP Printing AÄ Secure Printing AÄ Barcode Printing AÄ Citrix Ready
>      AÄ IPv6 AÄ SSL ... 
>      support.brother.com/g/b/producttop.aspx?c=au...mfc9120cn... -
>      12k - [22]Cached - [23]Similar pages
> The other printer is the very common: NP lazer jet 3055
> 
> X wrote:-
> ]Actually if Pis run CUPS that should not be a problem - the config
> files ]are text.
>   and then there's:--
>   
> Subject: Re: Printing from.
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.raspberry-pi Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:47:22 -0500
> From: T M Smith
>>>>
>>>> I have installed CUPS on the Pi I have added one printer, a brother
>>>> laser which is in another room.
>>>> I am using WiFi and Uniprint.
> 
> This seems similar; but I'll use an eth0 cable.
> 
> Surely there are utilities to plug the rPi's eth0-cable into the LAN and
> get the printer/s IP?
> 
> And don't these printers have a simple mode, where they accept an ASCII
> string, like the old printers did?
> 
> ==TIA.

With any luck you attempt to gain unauthorised access to a computer 
network will be detected & you will be thrown into gaol where you cannot 
bother this group further




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Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? noSpam@gmail.com - 2015-03-25 03:13 +0000
  Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-03-25 09:34 -0400
    Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-03-25 18:05 +0000
      Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2015-03-25 21:04 +0000
        Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-03-29 22:04 +0000
          Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-30 08:35 +0100
          Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-03-30 09:06 -0400
      Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2015-03-25 23:55 +0000
        Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-03-26 09:22 -0400
          Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2015-03-26 13:30 +0000
            Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-26 14:03 +0000
              Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-03-26 15:08 +0000
                Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 08:45 +0000
                Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-03-28 09:32 +0000
              Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 09:21 +0000
                Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-03-28 10:09 +0000
                Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 04:46 +0000
                Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-03-30 09:13 -0400
                Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-03-30 20:53 +0100
                Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-03-28 22:52 +0000
  Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-03-25 19:59 +0000
  Re: HOW2 mobile, headless-rPi connect to LAN-printer? John Davis <wa8yxm@arrl.invalid.net> - 2015-03-25 19:39 -0400

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