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[Discuss] printer issues



On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:00:30 -0500, dan moylan wrote:
>
> derek atkins writes:
>> Are you sure you have the correct HP Printer Drivers installed?
>> hplip?  It SOUNDS like that's what's going on here.
>
> i go around in circles, try so many things, and it's hard to
> know what's what.  to be more clear, the printer has worked
> fine on this computer for months, and then suddenly didn't.
> it had been set up with an network address (which i can
> still ping) and then suddenly couldn't be found.  i finally
> resorted to a usb connection, and am finally able to print
> but only from the stupid gui.  neither lpr nor lp seem able
> to find it, though hplip and cups both see it as the default
> printer.  it is really frustrating.

Sorry, I missed the original: what printer is being referred to?
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