On 1/31/2012 12:44 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
Guys,
With the iphone we were able to configure good print function via CUPS/Avahi, is there anything similar that can be done with an Android tablet? Looking, it doesn't appear that there is any basic print capability provided by Android (3.2 Honeycomb). I would like to print to by openSuSE server in the same manner I do from iOS. Anybody found a good solution?
I have found PrintBot, but that isn't a solution because it cannot be used legally where confidentiality is required. (data is transferred to a 3rd party server before printing). I need to find a direct print solution. What says the braintrust?
I use this https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dynamixsoftware.printershare&feature=search_result Its not free. The free version is a test version, and limited. There is a key you buy separately to unlock most features. It will print on any printer it can "see" in your local network via wifi whether that printer is shared by cups, jet-direct, or Windows shares. It will print to local printers over bluetooth as well. It will print via Google Cloud print as well from anywhere in the world, but that probably won't meet your legal needs. There are also some proprietary printing packages made by some of the printer manufacturers, hp, kodak, etc. These often route thru Google Cloud share OR some facility supported by the manufacturer, so again may not meet your needs unless they encrypt en-route, which I doubt. Exceptions (to my doubt, above) include hp ePrint enterprise solutions. They claim encryption end-to-end. http://www.hp.com/global/us/en/eprint/enterprise-eprint.html But for in-house printing the PrintShare app never leaves your network. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org