From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 19 21:31:43 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 096FC1065670 for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:31:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68F778FC24 for ; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:31:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [10.47.0.240]) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m2JLVbGt056702; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:31:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@aristotle.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m2JLVbQf056701; Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:31:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:31:37 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Predrag Punosevac Message-ID: <20080319213137.GA56400@thought.org> References: <20080319185439.GA23358@thought.org> <47E16954.8030807@math.arizona.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47E16954.8030807@math.arizona.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: OT: brother hl-5250dn here. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:31:43 -0000 On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:28:20PM -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > Ihave my new printer here, hooked into my hub/switch. What next? > > How to configure it to get a DHCP lease. I just rebooted my > > pfSense firewall and do not see any new leases! > > > > > For starters I think this question is for Brother technical support not > for FreeBSD mailing list > but since we are all family let me try to help you. I have the same feeling toward the FBSD lists annd users in general. (That's also why I dared risk this OT query here.) As for Brother tech support, the first thing out of their mouth would be, "Free what? Are you smoking something?" (******) > > Printer needs to be attached to DHCP server in order to get an address. > Obviously your switch is not DHCP server. > You need honest NAT router (which contains DHCP server ) or attach it to > FreeBSD machine to which you installed > DHCP server. Printer should be located in the LAN zone so firewall > should not be existing among those machines > otherwise you need to enable port 631 for IPP and port 515 for LPR > printing protocol. Yes, you're absolutey right. One issue is that before my network re-org, I ran DHCP on my main server [it also served web, mail, DNS]. Now my firewall box (running pfSense) handles DHCP. My daughter pluged in the cat5 into the switch, but it wasn't in securely. When I finally got down there and checked, I made *certain*; the IP showed up before I could get back in my chair:-) and I', now looking at the main.html page. Nutshell: operator-error. > > How the printer gets initiated should be described in the manual you got > it with the printer. > > How the printer gets configured to be printer server is out of the scope > of these message but if you tell me which > spooling system you use I could help you. > I've been using simple lpr since the Dark Ages; should soon see if I run into more problems here. I'll take this off-list if I fumble again. Meanwhile, thanks for yourhelp. gary > Sorry, I could not be of more help. > > Best, > Predrag -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org