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Date:      Sat, 4 Apr 2015 11:19:22 +0100
From:      Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com>
To:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   How to get printer functional after successful CUPS test page ?
Message-ID:  <DUB131-W653F6E08CD8674F35F6AB1F6F00@phx.gbl>

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Hi=2C

I have an HP M1005 LaserJet printer on FreeBSD 10.1 amd64. After plenty of =
haggling=2C I managed to get it print a test page under CUPS.

The USB printer's details are as under :

hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_M1005?serial=3DKJ3AZFA
http://localhost:631/printers/HP_LaserJet_M1005

My local IP is 192.168.10.101
In my next level of graduation=2C I have to get it to print directly from c=
lients :

1) on the local system=2C mostly GNOME. Current clients have only have 2 op=
tions in the Print dialog : Print To File and Print To LPR. Something needs=
 to be done beyond the handbook mandate to make clients realize there is so=
mething called CUPS too

2) On the network=2C mostly Windows boxes. I tried adding http://192.168.10=
.101:631/printers/HP_LaserJet_M1005 as a network printer using Windows' all=
-powerful Add A Printer tool. The tool however complains that it could not =
find the printer.

My /usr/local/etc/cups/client.conf has the following line :

ServerName 192.168.10.101

Any help to make the printer fully functional will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Manish Jain

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