Re: Trying to get printing to Wireless Printer Server working

On Mar 8, 1:26 pm, "Alfred" <forbr...@nortel.com> wrote:
> Sorry if I'm posing on the wrong group. Let me know where this should go if
> it's wrong.
>
> Trying to get printing from Linux to Wireless Print Server working.
>
> Details:
>
> PC: Dual boot, WindowsXP(SP2) / OpenSUSE10.2 Linux, connected via
> 802.11g(D-Link WDA-2310 NA) to Wireless AP (D-Link WBR-2320)
>
> Printer: HP PhotoSmart C3100 connected via USB to a D-Link DP-G310 Wireless
> Print Server/Client
>
> When the C3100 was connected directly to the PC, I had no problems printing
> from either Linux or WindowsXP and any other PC/laptop in my network could
> print as well if I was booted in WindowsXP. Two problems with that scenario:
> - spend most of my time in Linux so if someone wants to print, had to reboot
> the PC to WindowsXP
> - had to have "host" PC turned on all the time just so people can print.
>
> In comes the Wireless Print Server/Client to address the 2 problems. Now the
> problem
>
> When the C3100 is connected to the Wireless Print Server/Client, I can print
> from any WindowsXP box no problem but I can't seem to get printing to work
> when I send a document from Linux. Printer just seems to go to status
> printing and sit there, or it keeps going "paused". I'm trying CUPS.
>
> So the question is,
>
> - does anyone have a similar setup working? If so, can you provide me with
> your actual configuration information?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Alfred
>
> IP address of Wireless Print Server/Client in 192.168.0.10.

Well you are in good company because Eric Raymond (a Linux icon) had a
difficult time making CUPS work as well.

http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html

Of course the Linux loonies will deny there is a problem and how
everything just works for them.

Good luck!

CUPS, and printing in general under Linux is a nightmare.
So is SAMBA.

dy.sector@yahoo.com wrote:

> Well you are in good company because Eric Raymond (a Linux icon) had a
> difficult time making CUPS work as well.
>
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html

This "story" is more than 3 years old.

Try something more up-to-date next time.

--
Regards,

Gregory.
"Ding-a-ding-dang,My Dang-a-long ling-long"

dy.sector@yahoo.com wrote:

>Of course

*plonk*

On Mar 8, 9:53 pm, Gregory Shearman <ZekeGreg...@netscape.net> wrote:
> dy.sec...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Well you are in good company because Eric Raymond (a Linux icon) had a
> > difficult time making CUPS work as well.
>
> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
>
> This "story" is more than 3 years old.
>
> Try something more up-to-date next time.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Gregory.

It doesn't matter.
Three years ago the Linux crackpots were wailing and whining that
there was nothing wrong and that Raymond was an idiot.

Same thing with fonts.
The Linux idiots to this day calim there is no problem, yet there are
hundreds of web pages and How Tos devoted to fixing something
that according to the Linux zealots isn't broken and never was.

You see, it's always the same old collection of lies when it comes to
Linux.

Maybe they should change the name to LIE-nix.

chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> writes:

> dy.sector@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>Of course
>
> *plonk*
>

Sweet! Little chrisv has plonked someone else with his mighty filters of
power!!! Isn't he the big boy? AND he tells us all about it. So
masterful.

dy.sector@yahoo.com wrote:

> On Mar 8, 9:53 pm, Gregory Shearman <ZekeGreg...@netscape.net> wrote:
>> dy.sec...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> > Well you are in good company because Eric Raymond (a Linux icon) had a
>> > difficult time making CUPS work as well.
>>
>> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
>>
>> This "story" is more than 3 years old.
>>
>> Try something more up-to-date next time.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gregory.
>
> It doesn't matter.

Yes it does. CUPS has massively improved in 3 years.

> Three years ago the Linux crackpots were wailing and whining that
> there was nothing wrong and that Raymond was an idiot.

Can you prove that?

> Same thing with fonts.

What's wrong with the fonts? I've no problems.

> The Linux idiots to this day calim there is no problem, yet there are
> hundreds of web pages and How Tos devoted to fixing something
> that according to the Linux zealots isn't broken and never was.

Huh? Are you complaining about too much documentation? Some people will
bitch about anything.

> You see, it's always the same old collection of lies when it comes to
> Linux.

Well, the thing for you to do is to stop telling them.

--
Regards,

Gregory.
"Ding-a-ding-dang,My Dang-a-long ling-long"

Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@netscape.net> writes:

> Hadron Quark wrote:
>
>
>>> Yes it does. CUPS has massively improved in 3 years.
>>
>> It is still a nightmare in some distros. The web interface to it is
>> turned off in Ubuntu by default thus nulling 98% of the advice out there
>> on how to get it working properly.
>
> I wouldn't know. I use Gentoo. It just "works".
>
> emerge cups....
>
> tweak a few confs... and.... you're printing.

Gentoo? never heard of it. As is usual with your replies, it's based
around what YOU want/need as opposed to the greater good. But then you
have also been quoted as saying you dont want things getting better and
attracting the wrong kind of user.

>
>>>> Three years ago the Linux crackpots were wailing and whining that
>>>> there was nothing wrong and that Raymond was an idiot.
>>>
>>> Can you prove that?
>>
>> He shouldn't have to.
>
> Of course he should. He's made an unsupported statement about what happened
> 3 years ago.

Don't be such a twit. 3 years ago was worse than now.

>
>>>> Same thing with fonts.
>>>
>>> What's wrong with the fonts? I've no problems.
>>
>> This has been done to death a million times. Web browsing fonts in a lot
>> of Linux distros suck - google will verify this. To deny it is plain
>> stupid. People in denial should never be let anywhere near development
>> teams. Why do you think utilities like Automatix concentrate on fixing
>> up font issues?
>
> I wouldn't know. I use Gentoo. In Gentoo you just follow the cookbook:

Hey everyone. Greg uses Gentoo. It "works for him".

Gah. I usually don't resort to filters, but you're simply too stupid to
deal with.