[opensuse] Re: printer install

On Sun, 14 Jun 2015 06:43, Tony Alfrey wrote:

On 6/13/15 8:41 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Tony Alfrey [06-13-15 23:26]:

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Hello; For years I've used a printer w/ parallel port, but I had to replace it with a new HP.

I have a simple network

Apple Wireless router from comcast modem. Wireless bridge to a second Apple wireless router. This bridge has ethernet to SuSE 13.1 linux box. This bridge has USB connector to new HP printer. Also can connect one of several ethernet ports on bridge to HP printer.

Wireless Mac talks to Linux box, Wireless Mac talks to printer.

Cannot configure printer to communicate with Linux box, Linux box does not see printer in YAST. What is the transparent way to set up a printer on a Linux box?

What ip address does the bridge provide for the printer

I perfer hplip and install the network printer using the printer's ip address.

Thanks, I will try to determine that. I suppose I need to use ifconfig to find the device and its address.

Yes, I see that hplip is discussed, but I thought that it was just a bunch of drivers. I'll see if I can find something about that, too. It seems to be part of YAST, one can select that if one has an HP printer.

No, wrong. "ifconfig" is only for the interfaces local to the machine it is used on. - Your printer is connected to your "wireless brigde" via usb. - This "wireless brigde" has a ip-address. - And it exports the printer via this ip-address. - The printer itself has no own ip-address. Ergo: You want the ip-address of the "wireless brigde" the printer is connected to via usb. This is the ip-address that is used in the setup of hplib or in Yast as "raw" printer ip-address. (if any "port number" is asked, it's most likely number 9100, the ipp protocol itself uses 631, but that is NOT raw.) To get the adresses between a source box and a target box, use "traceroute". A call of "traceroute" with the name or ip of your main internet gateway (here comcast modem) should give you the "hops" between. One of them (most likely the first) should be the "wireless brigde" Else, have a closer look at the config of the printer on your Mac. - Yamaban. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org