-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 13/02/2020 19.20, stakanov wrote: | In data giovedì 13 febbraio 2020 17:03:39 CET, Dave Howorth ha | scritto: |> On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:15:50 +1030 |> |> Rodney Baker <rodney.baker@iinet.net.au> wrote: |>> On Thursday, 13 February 2020 20:45:03 ACDT stakanov wrote: |>>> In data giovedì 13 febbraio 2020 11:05:10 CET, Per Jessen ha |>>> |>>> scritto: |>>>> stakanov wrote: |>>>>> Is it possible to branch a pinter with ethernet in a way |>>>>> that I can reach it with my notebook via bluetooth? Is |>>>>> there a special printserver maybe? The printer is an |>>>>> aging Lexmark 543C that however does a marvelous service. |>>>>> It would be really handy to have him respond via BT.... |>>>> |>>>> Any reason you don't want or can't use just ethernet/wifi |>>>> ? |>>> |>>> Knowledge and convenience I guess. I could maybe use a |>>> ethernet - wlan adapter on the printer. But: Using wlan for |>>> printing would require to change everytime firewallsettings |>>> on the laptop which is not so comfortable. BT printing would |>>> be very convenient. |>> |>> It might be a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut, |>> but you could probably achieve this with a Raspberry Pi, a USB |>> Bluetooth dongle and CUPS. |>> |>> Maybe. I'm thinking; |>> |>> Connect the printer to the Raspberry Pi via ethernet; share |>> the printer via CUPS; setup a Bluetooth PAN on the Pi and |>> connect your laptop to that; connect to the CUPS printer share |>> on the Pi and be happy. :) If it works. |> |> Bluetooth is native on the board if you buy the right model pi. |> 3, 3B+ or 4. |> |>> YMMV. |>> |>> Happy experimenting. :) | The problem with the commercial adapter seems to be that ethernet | is not a power source. As a result, if you use a dongle ethernet to | bt, you need a) a usb interface to power it via a y cable b) a | separate sector cable. Possibly you can connect the dongle to the router instead, anywhere in the house. There are routers that have an added function as print server. They could also have this other function. | | a) makes it difficult to use, as normally printers have only one | outgoing usb (female) for alimentation from outside and have | normally no other usb ports. b) makes it expensive. They usually have one "inbound" usb connector that goes to the computer, and may have another, normal, usb socket to plug a stick and print photos or documents directly. On modern printers. | | Yes, one could try with a Pi. But I am virgin for what is this kind | of hardware. Me too. But Dave H. has provided a link for doing it ;-) - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iF0EARECAB0WIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCXkWVwgAKCRC1MxgcbY1H 1TiJAKCCOdD4r6CznvKcXy5apdtbzpJm/ACcDwVMsdh3JZo8iGjJPkipJm5FaNY= =X6G7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org