Doug B wrote:
My only experience here is with jet direct type printers, but worth a try.
yast > undetected configure > print directly to network printer > direct tcp printing > Let it try to look up a host name. If it doesn't find it, try putting it's ip address > port 9100 > Name it (fields here are whatever you want) and I do local filtering > Select manufacturer and model (hopefully it will be there.... if not someone else will have to help with that) >configure printer settings (I have test printer fail here but the printer still work from apps) > OK
With luck, that will do it! Then again, yours may set up entirely different.
Have fun! Doug
Doug & Graham - Thanks for the suggestion(s). It's at the point where you mention typing in the printers address that I have the problem. I'm currently using DHCP so there is no permanent address at the moment, if I understand this stuff correctly, and I very well may not. Here is the output from ifconfig:
linux:~ # ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:5A:6F:D3:61 inet addr:192.168.0.11 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::204:5aff:fe6f:d361/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:66 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:8594 (8.3 Kb) TX bytes:5117 (4.9 Kb) Interrupt:9 Base address:0x8800
lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:538 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:538 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:130521 (127.4 Kb) TX bytes:130521 (127.4 Kb)
This may provide some clues for those who are fluent with networking, but it hasn't helped me any. Perhaps the necessary clue is there. Lee suggested this:
did learn it supports PCL5c language. This should be a standard HP based printer language, so I'm guessing any HP driver that supports the PCL5c should work with the Panasonic
so this provides one more approach. More work to do on my end, but any further advice greatly appreciated. dave -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe