HPLIP

Howto? Print from wireless laptop to USB on Desktop

Asked by benzene

[Previously posted to ubuntu forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=950020]

Seems like this should be simple, but I've found nothing that says how to do it. (Please point me if I've missed it.)

I have a desktop running a fully current Hardy. It has an HP F300 series printer/scanner attached via USB, with hplip installed. Runs great. I have system-config-printer set up with access control showing nothing and the server set to share this printer.

I have a laptop also running a fully current Hardy. I can print a test page to the desktop's printer using CUPS. I have hplip installed--except it complains it can't find that printer. When I try to set up ipp in the system-config-printer server section, I get asked for a password for root, and I'd rather not set up a root account. Same thing if I use "other" and specify hp protocol, as in

hp:/net/Officejet_F300_series?ip=192.168.1.2

Is there a way to get printing and scanning working from the wireless laptop without setting up a root account in the desktop?

Can anyone verify that it works if one does set up a root account?

Thanks.

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

HPLIP doesn't support sharing a printer, however you can do a google search such as:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=com.ubuntu%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&hs=SXx&q=ubuntu+share+printer&btnG=Search

or perhaps this will help:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=163882

Thanks for your support of HPLIP!

Aaron

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benzene (6p2dex902) said : 		#2

Thanks for the response.

I can already print from both machines with cupsys. I just want HPLIP on both machines to talk to it. But if I understand what you're saying, it's "one printer, one HPLIP installation"? HPLIP installations on two machines can't both talk to a single linux print server? Right?

How about using IPP?

What if I set up a printer on a Samba server? Can I use HPLIP on two machines to talk to that?

Is there HP hardware that can I use to resolve this issue? A JetDirect server, maybe?

I love the way HPLIP runs my F350. I'd just like to be able to print and scan with it from more than one machine.

Thanks again.

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Best Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

If you want to use HPLIP on both systems then yes using a Jetdirect would allow this to happen. The problem with sharing the printer via smb is that HPLIP wont communicate with the device, although smb/ipp should allow basic printing to work.

We do test with HP Jetdirect devices to ensure they work correctly. I wouldn't recommend a third party device because we don't test with it and more often than not they wont work correctly.

Hope this helps.

Aaron

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benzene (6p2dex902) said : 		#4

Thanks Aaron Albright, that solved my question.