How to find or set printer IP

[Todd Cole]

I had two options or what looked like two printers and did a test print
with one it failed so I test printed the other it worked Todd


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:35 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:

> Thanks for responding Todd ... however, sorry I'm so slow, but I'm afraid
> I just don't know what to do with the information that you provided.
>
> Is 'dnnsd' *with some modified variation of the //Brother... string
> example that you provided a command that I should use to get the other
> Linux laptops on my network to be able to print to my Brother HL-2270DW
> laser printer?  I need a little more information and guidance on exactly
> what I need to do here.
>
> Joe
>
> --------------------
> Todd Cole last wrote:
> > I have a MFC-9440CN aand a HL-1440 brother printers
> > both have show up as multiple printers due to the
> > printers are able to talk in several protocols I
> > usually test  each and go with the one that works.
> > I have in the past had to edit location to the ip
> > address of the printer but I have not had to in a
> > long time currently  I use Device URL
> > dnssd://Brother%20MFC-9440CN._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
> > make and model Brother MFC-9440CN BR-Script3
>
> ----------------------
> > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:36 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> >
> >> After much frustration and travail ... partially solved ...
> >>
> >> --------
> >> Recently (June 11, 2014), I submitted this question:
> >> >> How to find or set printer IP address for wireless?
> >> >>
> >> >> I just got a Brother HL2270-DW laser printer and I cannot
> >> >> figure out how to get it installed as a wireless printer
> >> >>
> >> >> After much searching on the 'net, I found this:
> >> >>
> >>
> http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/faq_prn.html#f00104
> >> >
> >> > [snipped]
> >> ----------
> >>
> >> After most of two weeks struggling with this, I finally got the subject
> >> printer set up and working as a wireless printer on my network.
> >>
> >> However ... I still do not understand how to get it to work with other
> >> computers and devices on my network.
> >>
> >> On one of my Linux laptops, when I go to System Settings >> Printers >>
> >> Add Printer >> under "Discovered Network Printers" I see two entries:
> >>
> >> Brother Laser Printer @ leno (Brother Brother DCP-1200
> >> and
> >> Brother HL-2270DW series (Brother HL-2270DW series)
> >>
> >> I don't know how the first one (DCP-1200) got there, but I assume that
> >> I
> >> need to remove it because it is not a valid printer on my system. So
> >> what
> >> is the procedure to remove an invalid printer?
> >>
> >> The second item, HL-2270DW, is valid; but the following two screen
> >> shots
> >> show what I see when I click on that second item:
> >>
> >> - - http://www.upquick.com/temp/print2add.jpg ... I can enter
> >> the IP address, but what should I enter in the "Queue" field?
> >>
> >> - - http://www.upquick.com/temp/print3add.jpg ... and, none of
> >> the drivers listed seem to match my printer model.
> >> -- OR, should I just select one of the several CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9
> >> drivers?
> >> -- Or what is a PPD File? and where would I find an appropriate PPD
> >> file
> >> to enter in that field?
> >>
> >> Surely this should not have to be this convoluted and confusing ...
>
>
>
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