Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1786 mails)

[Erik Jakobsen <eja@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/21/2011 03:02 PM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
> On 11/21/2011 08:28 AM, Erik Jakobsen pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> > > two things. Yast never found network printer because it's blocked by
> > > the firtewall. SuSEfirewall stop (SuSEfirewall after setting printers)
> > > allows you to discover printers, but make your computer at risk.
> > >
> > > or simply give the printer IP if you know it.
> > >
> > > second, there is a nasty bug in yast or cups that makes the ppd file
> > > unvisible when first launching. Load yast, add printer, scan device
> > > files (don't know the english words, it's the button at the far
> > > right), go out of yast, reload.
> > >
> > > discover again (up button) should find your printer and hopefully now
> > > the drivers are accessable.
> > >
> > > Just did in my fresh 12.1
> > >
> > > jdd
> > Many thanks for your nice reply.
> >
> > I know the problem with the firewall, then the firewall was switched off
> > at the time for installing.
> >
> > The Jetdirect has it's ip, and the Jetdirect has been found.
> >
> > Also the driver for the wanted printer can be found.
> >
> > BUT the printer on the port 9100 2 cannot be found!
> >
> > What say now ?
> >
> > /Erik
>
> I haven't used a JetDirect in a long time but, wouldn't the second 
> printer be on port 9101?
Hi Ken. Many thanks for feedback.
Your memory is MUCH better than mine :-)
You are quite right and the second printer works like a charm now.

/Erik
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