On Mon 15 May 2023 at 08:07:12 -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > On Mon, 15 May 2023 14:22:14 +0100 > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Consider: the printer can be discovered via mDNS/DNS-SD by all > > machines on the network. ideapc does this and hasn't any difficulty > > printing. So why set up a server when hawk will see the printer as > > ideapc does? > > Possibly just legacy habits. I'm not accustomed to this automation. Possibly. You are not alone in this. The thinking appears to be: "I have an HP printer; therefore I must use HPLIP". Oftern it is downhill from there. Unlees there are special needs, HPLIP is redundant with a modern MFP. > > Additionally, assuming the printer provides the IPP-over-USB protocol, > > the USB queue will not work. See > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/CUPSDriverlessPrinting > > > > [...] > > > > The two URIs are equivalent. > > > > [...] > > > > > > implicitclass://HP_LaserJet_MFP_M234sdw_C0FB67_/ > > > > cups-browsed has automatically set up a queue. Unless it is having an > > off-day, it should do the same on hawk and dragon. > > I have no idea what's going on here. I now see such a queue on hawk but > not dragon. Possibly the fact that I rebooted hawk yesterday had > something to do with it? I will reboot dragon later today and see if > that makes a difference.
cups-browsed works well for many users, but can be a little temperamental. > > [...] > > [...] > > [...] [...] > > hpm234ethernet.local? > > Again, the "localdomain" is correct. avahi-browse shows hpm234ethernet.local for the hostname. BTW, is hpm234ethernet you setting or HP's? -- Brian.
