Re: [Nolug] Networked printer not accessible from Linux

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:40:20 -0600
  Scott Harney <scotth@scottharney.com> wrote:
> John Tiedeman wrote:
>> My LaserJet 3300 works fine through my Siemens 2614 router from Windows
>> 2000 (desktop) and my two ancient HP portables (W95 and W98). But the
>> only way I can get it to work from FC2 or FC3 is USB. Is there perhaps
a
>> driver missing?
>
> Really hard to say. There's not enough information here to make a
>meaningful recommendation or diagnosis.
>
> I don't know what a "Siemens 2614 router" is or how it expects to
>communicate with your printer. (I could probably Google it and read the
>documentation for the Siemens 2614 router to find out) I also don't know
>what you tried in FC2 or FC3 to "get it to work". I don't know how any
>details of how this router/printer combo communicates successfully with
>your Windows machines. I _assume_ you are printing via the network, but I
>don't know how. Probably with Windows networking, aka SMB. There _are_
>ways to print to SMB (Windows) printers under Linux. But again, we don't
>know enough about the problem you are trying to solve. Can you provide a
>little more detail?
>
> Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you really need the help,
>you need to put a little more details and effort in the request. Let us
>know how you got where you are and what you've tried so far. The more
>specific you are, the better the chance you'll get a usable answer.
 Don't
>be afraid to have a long post, just summarize the issue at the top and
>then put the salient details in the following paragraphs. Those who
don't
>want to read the long post/can't help will just move on after reading
your
>first paragraph.
>
> And if you're not sure of some of the details, go ahead and say so. For
>example, say "I print over the network from my Windows machines but I'm
>not sure how that works. When I set them up, Windows was able to find
the
>printer on the network automatically" That will tell a potential helper
a
>lot more about your problem and hopefully how to fix it.
>
> Here's a longish article on the subject of "How to Ask Questions the
>Smart Way"
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html .
>
>
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The Siemens (formerly Speedstream) 2614 is a router with an input port from
ethernet bridge, four ethernet outputs, and a parallel printer port. After
installing a Windows driver I have been able to print from Windows just by
being sure I have the network connection selected and not USB (which isn't
even available on the W95 machine).
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Received on 03/21/05