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Re: Linux printing



 The server has a static IP and the printer is connected to it via USB 

Ruben Safir wrote: 
> On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 10:03:59AM -0500, Tom Haskins-Vaughan wrote: 
>> Hi Guys, so with my fourth printer in four days from Staples (it's a 
>> long story - but Staples came off well) I finally got a network printer 
>> working. 
>> 
>> It is an HP5  C5280 connected by USB to my main server running F7. That 
>> is connected via an wireless bridge to the rest of my network. Now, when 
>> I first instelled it using the cups webinterface (localhost:631) it 
>> worked fine. I then used both Mac OS 10.4 and Ubuntu Gutsy to very 
>> easily and successfully add a network printer. 
>> 
>> Now, it's not very robust. I turned it off and on again and now it won't 
>> work. It'll work if I restart my server but that's not really ideal. 
>> Anyone got any suggestions? 
>> 
> 
> Check your DHCP entries in the system log.  It will tell you the IP address 
> the printer was assigned.  Then you can enter the IP address directly.  Also the 
> printer will sometimes print that information out from the panel. 
> 
> Ruben 
> 
>> TIA 
>> 
>> Tom 
>> 
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