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Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C?

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On 2015-05-08, Unknown <dog@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 06 May 2015 13:36:45 +0000, Joe Beanfish wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 06 May 2015 08:50:56 +0000, Unknown wrote:
>>> If the office M$ system was closed for 2 weeks, and you needed to
>>> desperately print some files from your portable *nix computer via the
>>> office-HP-3055-Laser-Jet, how would you drive the printer via an eth0
>>> cable from your portable?
>>> 
>>> What's a simple script to probe the printer to find its IP? Can nc do
>>> that?
>>> 
>>> You've previously always just given your text-files to the M$-user on
>>>  a USBstik, so you've never setup `cups` etc. on a computer, and you
>>>  want to be able to just plug in your ethO cable and call a single
>>>  script, and not need to work at the inconveniently located printer.
>>> 
>>> How to simplify even further, so that the portable device, that brings
>>> the files to the eth0 connected printer, has no display/kybrd, and is
>>> just programmed to <print when it's powered up>. No that's not fantacy
>>> : it's been playing <the next *.wav> flawlessly, when powered-up 1000
>>> times.
>> 
>> Well, playing a local sound file through the known/built-in audio device
>> is not at all the same as probing the entire network for any/all
>> printers, determining their make/model,
>
> Perhaps a picture will help? Disconnect existing eth0 cable from printer
>
> [rPi in shoe-box with 6V acco]--eth0Cable-->[HP-3055-Laser-Jet]
>
>> and pumping the source document
>> through the right conversion and driver to send to the printer. You'll
>> be lucky to find a command-line only solution, much less a blind one.
>> And you're certainly not going to be develop a solution in isolation and
>> have it just work when you're at said office. You'll need to develop the
>> procedure at the office. A couple useful tools might be nmap for
>> discovery and smbspool for sending data to the printer.
>> 
> nmap - Network exploration tool and security / port scannersmbspool - 
> smbspool - send a print file to an SMB printer

An HP is not an SMB printer. Why do you not ask someone what the IP
address is of the printer, instead of trying to search for it on the
net? There is the other possibility that it is not a network printer but
rather is a printer hanging off one of the Windows boxes (eg usb). So,
why not find out about the printer. Of course maybe you are an intruder
and do not want anyone to know you are using the printer. Sorry cannot
help then.

>
> That looks interesting. Thanks.
>
> I've read that a common printer:IP = 192.168.0.9100 [or something]
> Does it mess their network if I just unplug their eth0->printer,
> and plug rPi to do: ping common Printer IP/s and save results ?

Yes. 
nd that is NOT an IP address. And that is NOT a commoen printer IP
address. 

>
>> Perhaps a call to the office to at least find out the make and model of
>> printer would be helpful.
>
> That was listed in OP. Think from 1st principles; not ito *YOUR* office.

Why not also stipulate that this is an experimental office in which the
next generation of IP-- IP v8 is being tested out and you do not have
any idea what it is becuase it is still top secret. 
Go ask.

>
>

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How do you access the printer in Linux/C? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2015-04-06 17:07 -0700
  Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-04-07 04:23 +0100
    Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-07 05:46 +0100
    Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2015-04-07 02:16 -0800
      Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-04-07 11:30 +0100
        Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-07 11:51 +0100
          Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2015-04-07 03:11 -0800
            Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-07 12:37 +0100
              Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2015-04-07 08:31 -0700
          Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-04-07 12:24 +0100
        Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-04-07 16:26 +0000
      Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-07 11:46 +0100
      Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-05-06 08:50 +0000
        Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2015-05-06 13:36 +0000
          Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-05-08 10:44 +0000
            Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2015-05-08 13:51 +0000
              Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-05-08 14:58 +0000
                Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2015-05-11 13:24 +0000
                Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-05-11 14:40 -0500
            Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-05-08 14:55 +0000
  Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-07 05:43 +0100
  Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-04-07 12:15 -0400
    Re: How do you access the printer in Linux/C? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2015-04-09 15:39 -0700

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