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Canon Pixma MP980 multifunction printer



On Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 02:41:03AM -0400, David Kramer wrote:
> I just got one of these printers as part of a package deal, so I didn't
> have a choice. It has a network jack and a USB jack.  I would prefer to
> figure out how to talk to it over the network, but I'll settle for USB.
>  Has anyone worked with these Pixma printers from Canon?
> 
> 
> After I solve the connection problem, it's not listed in CUPS. Can
> someone point me at the PPD files for this printer?
> 
> Also, which network protocol does it use to talk to it wired (IPP, LPD,
> ...)? The manual doesn't say.

Try running nmap against it. If it listens on 9100, that's
probably HP JetDirect, if it listens on 631, it talks CUPS directly, and
so forth.

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