how to setup network printer?

dan1e1 · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 34

I've been through the printer how-to, and it details
how to setup a parallel port or USB printer with
Gentoo.

How would I go about setting up Linux to use a network
printer?

Basically, I have a home LAN and a Linksys print
server. My HP laserjet 6P is atached to the print
server so everyone in the house can share it.

Thanks for the help!

masseya · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 11:16 pm Post subject:

Moving from Installing Gentoo.

Have you seen this: http://www.linux.se/doc/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO/network.html
Better yet, does that help? It's got a lot of networked printing setups, but I'm not sure if any of them will match yours exactly.
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NerfYoda · n00b Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 20 Location: TEXAS

Install the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). You can emerge it from portage. The interface is easy as pie to use. It does IPP, and works great with Samba. I have a CUPS server running on FreeBSD on my LAN and use it with Samba for my windows boxen and CUPS running on Gentoo as a UNIX client.

If you use CUPS make sure to also emerge gimp-print so you get some fancier printer drivers.
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qwkbrnfox · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:30 am Post subject:

Check this thread, it discusses something similar.

dan1e1 · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2002 Posts: 34

Yes, that helps.

Thanks!

Qweasda · Apprentice Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 152

You can use Samba to set up a network printer.