Re: [Hampshire] Print servers

Can you run nmap against the print server? (and post the result). That will
tell you whether it's using smb / ipp / lpd etc.

Cheers,

Tim B.

On Friday 25 July 2008 18:39:12 Simon Capstick wrote:
> Rob Malpass wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > A bit of a convoluted one this so please bear with me...
> >
> > I spend most of my time on 3 machines: XP, Ubuntu and Vista. Last year
> > I installed a netgear PS121 print server but for various reasons I've
> > only just started to test it in earnest. My main box (XP) prints fine
> > through it (attached to an Epson Stylus Colour 1400). Recently I've
> > tried to make that printer (via the print server) work with both Vista
> > and Ubuntu and had dreadful results. So much so that the only sense I
> > can get out of it is when I use XP - in which case it might as well be
> > local!
> >
> > So XP prints fine. Both Vista and Ubuntu send umpteen pages of garbage
> > to the printer if using the server - even if the document I send is a
> > one sided test page. I have just connected each box to the printer
> > locally (i.e. usb straight into each PC) and it's printing fine on each.
> >
> > The curious thing about all this is, contrary to the way I expected the
> > print server to work - you have to redirect a port [1] - it doesn't just
> > appear as another network device.
> >
> > Given it prints fine through XP - I deduce there's nothing wrong with
> > the print server.
> > Given both Ubuntu and Vista can print locally (i.e. bypass the print
> > server) I deduce there's no issue with the printer or the driver on each
> > box. The problem only occurs when I go Ubuntu -> PS -> Printer or
> > Vista -> PS -> Printer.
> >
> > The PS manual says it's a driver issue but I think I've proved otherwise
> > and it's obviously not a printer issue because it works (like a dream)
> > without the server.
> >
> > So having got through all that preamble - should I look for another
> > print server and if so - any recommendations? Or is there another
> > possible option I might try?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Rob
>
> The Netgear manual looks useless for Linux. I suggest on Ubuntu setting
> up CUPS and configure it with a PPD file that matches your printer or a
> similiar one (if you can find one. Not all printers work with Linux
> AFAIK). CUPS will probably want a URL to your printer, something like
> this;
>
> lpd://your.printers.ip.address/print_queue_name
>
> That should hopefully get you closer to it working.
>
> Simon C.