[NTLUG:Discuss] Printing Problem

[Bobby Sanders]

Ralph Green wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-09-05 at 15:39 -0500, Bobby Sanders wrote:
>   
>> Fred James wrote:
>>     
>>> Daniel Hauck wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On 09/05/2010 01:01 PM, Bobby Sanders wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> 1st: What worked: HP LaserJett 4 plus installed and worked fine on
>>>>> Unbutu 9.4
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>> Don't think so. I have printing to this printer remotely without having
>>>       
>> to be a member of the lp group.
>> Thanks,
>> Bobby
>>     
>
> Howdy,
>   I never add myself to the lp group and I print to a HP Laserjet from
> several versions of Ubuntu with no problems.
>   How is your printer connected?  I usually setup printers as network
> printers, and that may affect my results.  Is your printer connected to
> a USB port, a printer port, or a network port?  I know there are other
> choices, but they are much less common.
>   If it is a network connected printer, how are you trying to print to
> it?  Are you using a JetDirect connection, LPD, or what?  Personally, I
> like the JetDirect.  You can pick up used ones cheap on ebay.  They
> convert a serial or parallel port printer to a network printer.  They
> have some vulnerabilities, and I would not expose them to the internet,
> but they work well for your home LAN.
>  I don't print much these days and don't even have a printer setup at
> home.  So, I may not be able to help you.  But, telling us more about
> the printer connection may let someone else help.
> Good luck,
> Ralph
>   
It turned out to be a driver problem.  Just changed to the next option
after the "(recommended}" option and all worked well.  In my case, the
printer is connected to a desktop on the local network via its serial
port.  Everyone on the local network can print to it -- no problems --
even a win notebook of one of my collegues can print to it through samba.

Thanks for your response.

Bobby