[gentoo-user] Print server with hplip

[gentoo-user] Print server with hplip

[Grant]

I've been using a print and scan server with an Epson printer/scanner
for a long time.  I'm trying to set up the same thing with an HP and
I've got everything working except remote printing.  Local printing,
local scanning and remote scanning work, but not remote printing.  I
have the client's IP in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and the server's IP in
/etc/cups/client.conf but the client won't pick up the server's HP for
printing.

Could there be any extra configuration required for remote printing
when switching from gutenprint (I think) to hplip?  I had to add saned
to the lp group on the server before I could get remote scanning to
work (not required with the Epson), and I'm wondering if there could
be a similar detail I'm overlooking with remote printing.

- Grant

[gentoo-user] Re: Print server with hplip

[Grant]

> I've been using a print and scan server with an Epson printer/scanner
> for a long time.  I'm trying to set up the same thing with an HP and
> I've got everything working except remote printing.  Local printing,
> local scanning and remote scanning work, but not remote printing.  I
> have the client's IP in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and the server's IP in
> /etc/cups/client.conf but the client won't pick up the server's HP for
> printing.
>
> Could there be any extra configuration required for remote printing
> when switching from gutenprint (I think) to hplip?  I had to add saned
> to the lp group on the server before I could get remote scanning to
> work (not required with the Epson), and I'm wondering if there could
> be a similar detail I'm overlooking with remote printing.
>
> - Grant

I guess hplip uses something called "JetDirect" for network printing.
hplip in general seems to want to do things its own way.  I don't
think I'll bother with it.  I'm going to get rid of this HP and get an
Epson anyway since scan quality is sub-par.

- Grant