<div dir="ltr">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<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:35 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@actionline.com" target="_blank">joe@actionline.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks for responding Todd ... however, sorry I'm so slow, but I'm afraid<br>
I just don't know what to do with the information that you provided.<br>
<br>
Is 'dnnsd' *with some modified variation of the //Brother... string<br>
example that you provided a command that I should use to get the other<br>
Linux laptops on my network to be able to print to my Brother HL-2270DW<br>
laser printer? I need a little more information and guidance on exactly<br>
what I need to do here.<br>
<br>
Joe<br>
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Todd Cole last wrote:<br>
> I have a MFC-9440CN aand a HL-1440 brother printers<br>
> both have show up as multiple printers due to the<br>
> printers are able to talk in several protocols I<br>
> usually test each and go with the one that works.<br>
> I have in the past had to edit location to the ip<br>
> address of the printer but I have not had to in a<br>
> long time currently I use Device URL<br>
> dnssd://Brother%20MFC-9440CN._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/<br>
> make and model Brother MFC-9440CN BR-Script3<br>
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> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 6:36 PM, <<a href="mailto:joe@actionline.com">joe@actionline.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> After much frustration and travail ... partially solved ...<br>
>><br>
>> --------<br>
>> Recently (June 11, 2014), I submitted this question:<br>
>> >> How to find or set printer IP address for wireless?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I just got a Brother HL2270-DW laser printer and I cannot<br>
>> >> figure out how to get it installed as a wireless printer<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> After much searching on the 'net, I found this:<br>
>> >><br>
>> <a href="http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/faq_prn.html#f00104" target="_blank">http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/faq_prn.html#f00104</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > [snipped]<br>
>> ----------<br>
>><br>
>> After most of two weeks struggling with this, I finally got the subject<br>
>> printer set up and working as a wireless printer on my network.<br>
>><br>
>> However ... I still do not understand how to get it to work with other<br>
>> computers and devices on my network.<br>
>><br>
>> On one of my Linux laptops, when I go to System Settings >> Printers >><br>
>> Add Printer >> under "Discovered Network Printers" I see two entries:<br>
>><br>
>> Brother Laser Printer @ leno (Brother Brother DCP-1200<br>
>> and<br>
>> Brother HL-2270DW series (Brother HL-2270DW series)<br>
>><br>
>> I don't know how the first one (DCP-1200) got there, but I assume that<br>
>> I<br>
>> need to remove it because it is not a valid printer on my system. So<br>
>> what<br>
>> is the procedure to remove an invalid printer?<br>
>><br>
>> The second item, HL-2270DW, is valid; but the following two screen<br>
>> shots<br>
>> show what I see when I click on that second item:<br>
>><br>
>> - - <a href="http://www.upquick.com/temp/print2add.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.upquick.com/temp/print2add.jpg</a> ... I can enter<br>
>> the IP address, but what should I enter in the "Queue" field?<br>
>><br>
>> - - <a href="http://www.upquick.com/temp/print3add.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.upquick.com/temp/print3add.jpg</a> ... and, none of<br>
>> the drivers listed seem to match my printer model.<br>
>> -- OR, should I just select one of the several CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9<br>
>> drivers?<br>
>> -- Or what is a PPD File? and where would I find an appropriate PPD<br>
>> file<br>
>> to enter in that field?<br>
>><br>
>> Surely this should not have to be this convoluted and confusing ...<br>
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