google cloud print

[Jim]

Also using CUPS denies google the opportunity to read whatever document 
you're printing.

On 12/11/18 10:30 PM, Victor Odhner wrote:
> The setup to do this depends partly on what brand and model of printer 
> you have.
>
> Of course it won’t work unless your printer is able to be reached over 
> your Internet network, and that you have Internet connection at the 
> moment.
>
> I don’t know if you have to be using either a Chrome browser or a 
> Chromebook, but those are the only ways that I bothered to do this.
>
> Doing it with Windows was painful for me but I did make it work for 
> our Brother printer. I only ran a few tests, because it was a little 
> slow and I saw no need to send my printing via the Google Cloud.
>
> In the process I also printed successfully from Chrome on my MacBook, 
> which worked more easily.
>
> We ended up using CUPS for quicker response.
>
> Since you said “remotely” I presume you really mean that you want to 
> be at some distance, and I guess CUPS only works within the subnet. 
> But if you just mean a Wifi connection within your local network, then 
> I’d recommend using CUPS.
>
> Again, either way it may be a hassle, but for us it’s now running 
> smoothly.
>