Re: [SLE] Help with new printer

From: Doug B (suse_at_hatterhill.com)
Date: 01/02/05

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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 19:54:26 -0600

    On Saturday 01 January 2005 07:01 pm, David Johanson wrote:
    > Lucky me, I got a new color laser (Panasonic KX-CL500) for Christmas,
    > but it only ships with drivers for you know what OS. So I am
    > requesting some advice on how to set it up under Linux, in particular
    > the 9.x (0,1,and 2) of SuSE.
    >
    > It's connected directly to my router and has it's own address, but
    > I'm totally at a loss as to which options I use to set it up using
    > YaST2.
    >

    My only experience here is with jet direct type printers, but worth a
    try.

    yast > undetected configure > print directly to network printer > direct
    tcp printing > Let it try to look up a host name. If it doesn't find
    it, try putting it's ip address > port 9100 > Name it (fields here are
    whatever you want) and I do local filtering > Select manufacturer and
    model (hopefully it will be there.... if not someone else will have to
    help with that) >configure printer settings (I have test printer fail
    here but the printer still work from apps) > OK

    With luck, that will do it! Then again, yours may set up entirely
    different.

    Have fun!
    Doug 

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