home bbs files messages ]

Just a sample of the Echomail archive

<< oldest | < older | list | newer > | newest >> ]

 Message 10325 
 nothere@nowhere.net to All 
 Re: Ubuntu cannot print to print server 
 03 Mar 07 17:59:06 
 
Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.co
!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!po
t02.iad01!roadrunner.com!not-for-mail
From: Skywalker 
Subject: Re: Ubuntu cannot print to print server
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:59:06 -0500
User-Agent: Pan/0.14.2.91 (As She Crawled Across the Table (Debian GNU/Linux))
Message-Id: 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
References: <45e9cfa4$0$16944$4c368faf@roadrunner.com> <54ualtF2
pk9gU1@mid.individual.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Lines: 30
Organization: Road Runner High Speed Online http://www.rr.com
X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com
Xref: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com alt.os.linux.ubuntu:11489

It worked! Thanks! 

Now if I could get my Epson 4490 scanner to be recognized and work, I'd be
happy :)



On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:20:46 +0000, Joe LaVigne wrote:

> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:42:29 -0500, Link wrote:
> 
>> I have a print server which shares one printer with two computers. 
>> Though I have no problems printing from either computer when using XP, I 
>> cannot set up Ubuntu (like XP) through a TCP/IP  port to print with the 
>> printer. Is this possible? Thanks.
> 
> Yes, it is possible, and pretty easy...
> 
> System | Administration | Printing
> Double-click "New Printer"
> Click the button for "Network Printer"
> Select "HP JetDirect" from the drop-down menu
> Enter the IP Address (or DNS name)
> Select the Printer Manufacturer and Driver...
> 
> When all done, print a test page, and you should be set.
> 
> This will also work for SMB or NFS printers, just using different options
> above...
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5
 * Origin: Omicron Theta BBS (1:261/20)

<< oldest | < older | list | newer > | newest >> ]

(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca