Printer detection in Fedora

[fred smith]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 10:44:45AM +0000, Tim Waugh wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-12-14 at 13:52 -0500, fred smith wrote:
> > Well, time goes by and I try playing with a Linux-Mint 12 live cd, and
> > to my astonishment I find that when I choose to add a new printer, I
> > dont' have to enter ANY settings, it "just works".
> 
> Perhaps they have different firewall settings?  There is a long history
> in Fedora of having very restrictive default firewalls, and this stops
> e.g. SNMP detection from working correctly.
> 
> What does 'lpinfo -l -v' say on the Linux Mint 12 system?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tim.
> */
> 

Tim:

here's the result of lpinfo -l -v on linux mint 12. I see it actually
identified several ways to access the brother printer. It doesn't,
however, seem to have figured out that the printer also supports ipp
(unless maybe I don't know how to interpret this info...), which is the
way I usually configure it when doing a manual config:


	Device: uri = cups-pdf:/
		class = file
		info = CUPS-PDF
		make-and-model = Virtual PDF Printer
		device-id = MFG:Generic;MDL:CUPS-PDF Printer;DES:Generic CUPS-PDF Printer;CLS:PRINTER;CMD:POSTSCRIPT;
		location = 
	Device: uri = http
		class = network
		info = Internet Printing Protocol (http)
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 
	Device: uri = beh
		class = network
		info = Backend Error Handler
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 
	Device: uri = smb
		class = network
		info = Windows Printer via SAMBA
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 
	Device: uri = socket
		class = network
		info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 
	Device: uri = ipp
		class = network
		info = Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 
	Device: uri = lpd
		class = network
		info = LPD/LPR Host or Printer
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 
	Device: uri = hp
		class = direct
		info = HP Printer (HPLIP)
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 
	Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2070N%20series._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
		class = network
		info = Brother HL-2070N series
		make-and-model = Brother HL-2070N series
		device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2070N series;
		location = 
	Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2070N%20series._printer._tcp.local/
		class = network
		info = Brother HL-2070N series
		make-and-model = Brother HL-2070N series
		device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2070N series;
		location = 
	Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2070N%20series._ipp._tcp.local/
		class = network
		info = Brother HL-2070N series
		make-and-model = Brother HL-2070N series
		device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2070N series;
		location = 
	Device: uri = lpd://BRN_8A1FC9/BINARY_P1
		class = network
		info = Brother HL-2070N series
		make-and-model = Brother HP LaserJet 4050 Series
		device-id = MANUFACTURER:Brother;COMMAND SET:PJL,MLC,PCL,PCLXL;MODEL:HP LaserJet 4050 Series;CLASS:PRINTER;COMMENT:The model name HP LaserJet 4050 Series is used only for compatibility information for HP printer
		location = 
	Device: uri = hpfax
		class = direct
		info = HP Fax (HPLIP)
		make-and-model = Unknown
		device-id = 
		location = 



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