The chrome printing back-end is such that you can print to your printer from home. I think the CUPS implementation would be a preferred way to go unless you want to print from android and the like as well. On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 10:01 PM, Victor Odhner wrote: > Wow, this is crazy. I got a new network printer so my wife’s new > chromebook could print, and it still turns out to be a major project to get > this hooked up. It’s eaten my whole afternoon, with no success. The only > official connection they support is via a server at Google, which is > downright insane. (Fortunately my wife is not concerned with security.) > > The printer is a Brother HL-3170cdw color laser printer. The PC is an acer > chromebook. > > My five-year-old macbook didn’t have any problem talking to the printer > the Old Fashioned Way. > > OK, so this is not totally Off Topic: we have Linux behind Chrome, right? > ChromeOS even offers an option to enable CUPS. > > I’ll keep poking at this from different angles, but if this Just Worked > for someone, I’d appreciate a clue. > > Thanks, > > Victor > > P.S. - Please reply privately to following if interested, since this is > OFF-Off-Topic: I now have a fully unemployed HP OfficeJet Pro K550. It’s > served me well for about 10 years, and I’d like to see it go to a good home > for an active retirement. It holds lots of paper, and prints pretty fast. > The downside is that it’s got some miles on it and requires a USB > connection. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen