How to print to Canon wireless printer on my Linux network.

JD Austin jd at twingeckos.com
Thu Aug 16 17:32:38 MST 2012


Use nmap to find your printers (pretending your network is 192.168.1.X:
nmap -p 9100 -p 515 -p 631 192.168.1.1/24

You may have to install nmap though.
In fedora related distributions you'd go to system -> administration ->
printing (I think)

JD

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 5:21 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:

> I recently added a Canon wireless printer to my Linux network and set it
> up with my wife's win-xp laptop to print wirelessly.
>
> But I cannot figure out how to be able to print to the same printer from
> my Linux systems on the same network.
>
> I have tried going to my Linux system "Control Center" where I see my old
> LaserJet printer, but not the newly added printer. Tried "Refresh" but it
> still does not find the newly added
> Canon printer.
>
> Also, how can I find a list of the IP numbers for the computers, tablet,
> tivo, printers, and any other devices on my system?
>
>
>
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