Fedora 15 Network Printer Problems

[Javier Perez]

Is cups running?

service cups status




On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Bill <hb.cog.jil at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings. I've recently switched from Ubuntu to Fedora. So far I'm
> pleased, though I'm having real difficulty detecting my network printer
> (which worked "automagically" under Linux Mint 10). I've searched
> Google, the Fedora documentation, the Fedora Forums - everything I can
> think of to no avail.
>
> I'm running Fedora 15 on a Dell XPS m1530 laptop (192.168.2.2), which is
> connected via modem/router to a network which includes my Dell Inspiron
> 530 desktop (192.168.2.3), which is currently running Linux Mint 11. My
> HP Officejet 5610 all-in-one is connected to the desktop via usb cable.
>
> I've used the Fedora 15 system-config-printer and cups browser interface
> to attempt to get it working. Firewall has been adjusted to allow
> connection. I installed hplip and have tried every driver available
> (including generic). I've tried every available ip address (http, https,
> ipp, socket and lpd) with various ports... no matter what I do the
> laptop will not detect the printer. (I even installed samba and tried
> connecting using a windows share.)
>
> I can ping the desktop successfully, ssh, sshfs... but I can not find
> the printer.
>
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bill
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