Re: Wireless print server problems

conanjb_at_comcast.net
Date: 08/10/05 

Date: 9 Aug 2005 16:18:48 -0700

Hi,

Yes. The wireless print server is connected to my home network via an
access point.

gary

F8BOE wrote:
> Hello,
>
> D-Link's router print server port is 515; 631 should be for printers
> connected to a computer. If the printer is a standalone network unit, it
> depends on the brand (Kyocera is printerIP:9100); so check your
> printserver docs.
>
> Activating CUPS (if installed) and configuring a new distant printer on lpr
> port at routerIP:515 should help. Or at printerIP:printerport...
>
> But a wireless printserver on a network??? I really don't know if that will
> or should work... unless your wireless print server is connected to your
> home network via an access point... Or do you disconnect from the LAN to
> connect to the wifi printserver when you want to print and then, disconnect
> wifi to return to LAN? Pretty messy your thing.
>
> I think you should return to network basics which you can find when
> googling a little bit.
>
> More infos could have been useful too!
>
> Ciao @+
>
>
>
> conanjb@comcast.net wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using SUSE 9.3. I trying to connect a Linksys PPS1UW wireless print
> > server and I can't figure out how to do it.
> >
> > We have a small home network and we are able to print thru the wireless
> > print server with Windows XP. Now I want to do the same with SUSE.
> >
> > I can use Printing Manager->Network Printer w/IPP to scan
> > 192.168.0.78:631 and find the device but I'm not sure what do next. I
> > get an error when I selected the device: "Unable to retrieve printer
> > info. Printer answered: server-error-version-not-supported"
> >
> > Any suggestion would be helpful.
> >
> > jb