cups and my network printer

[Jason Spiro]

On 5/21/06, Paul King <pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> The printer is standalone on my home network. It is wireless. I am able
> to telnet to it, stick my nose in here and there, and print a test page
> from the telnet session, which gives me all kinds of stats on the
> printer and its settings. I figure if I can do that, printing documents
> can't be too far-fetched an ambition with this printer.
>
If you didn't get the printer to work yet, could you try running
(preferably as root):

nmap -p- IP_ADDRESS_OF_THE_PRINTER

That's a hyphen, a letter P, a hyphen, a space, and then the IP
address. What ports are open on the printer? Is port 9100 open?

Also, why not try using kdeprint to configure CUPS? Run apt-get
install kdeprint then go Start -> Settings -> Printing Manager. In the
"Print system currently used" drop-down menu in the bottom right,
choose CUPS. I use that locally for printing to my Epson Stylus 740
inkjet and it works fine.

Cheers,
Jason
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