NETWORKING SUPPORT The pixma backend supports network scanners using the so called Canon
BJNP protocol. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.
Configuration is normally not required. The pixma backend will auto-
detect your scanner if it is within the same subnet as your computer if
your OS does support this.
If your scanner can not be auto-detected, you can add it to the pixma
configuration file (see above).
FIREWALLING FOR NETWORKED SCANNERS The sane pixma backend communicates with port 8612 on the scanner. So
you will have to allow outgoing traffic TO port 8612 on the common subâ€
net for scanning.
Scanner detection is slightly more complicated. The pixma backend sends
a broadcast on all direct connected subnets it can find (provided your
OS allows for enumeration of all netowrk interfaces). The broadcast is
sent FROM port 8612 TO port 8612 on the broadcast address of each
interface. The outgoing packets will be allowed by the rule described
above.
Responses from the scanner are sent back to the computer TO port 8612.
Connection tracking however does not see a match as the response does
not come from the broadcast address but from the scanners own address.
For automatic detection of your scanner, you will therefore have to
allow incoming packets TO port 8612 on your computer.
So in short: open the firewall for all traffic from your computer to
port 8612 AND to port 8612 to your computer.
With the firewall rules above there is no need to add the scanner to
the pixma.conf file, unless the scanner is on a network that is not
directly connected to your computer.
Some manual configuration of /etc/sane.d/pixma.conf
Sorry, that should have read: Some manual configuration of /etc/sane.d/pixma.conf is required along with the necessary firewall adjustment (port 8612 open).
You might try examining /var/log/cups/error_log for more specific details. It is possible to increase the verbosity (refer to ‘LogLevel’) as explained here
I did as you suggested (for which much thanks) but get the following: -
linux-w5vq:/tmp/MG6250 # ./install.sh
Canon Inkjet Printer Driver
Version 3.60
Copyright CANON INC. 2001-2011
All Rights Reserved.
==================================================
Command executed = rpm -Uvh ./packages/cnijfilter-common-3.60-1.x86_64.rpm
Preparing… ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing…
1:cnijfilter-common-3.60-1 ################################# [100%]
Command executed = rpm -Uvh ./packages/cnijfilter-mg6200series-3.60-1.x86_64.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
libpangox-1.0.so.0()(64bit) is needed by cnijfilter-mg6200series-3.60-1.x86_64
libpng12.so.0()(64bit) is needed by cnijfilter-mg6200series-3.60-1.x86_64
libtiff.so.3()(64bit) is needed by cnijfilter-mg6200series-3.60-1.x86_64
Command executed = rpm -e cnijfilter-common
warning: file /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocanonij: remove failed: No such file or directory
warning: file /usr/lib64/cups/backend/cnijusb: remove failed: No such file or directory
warning: file /usr/lib64/cups/backend/cnijnet: remove failed: No such file or directory
linux-w5vq:/tmp/MG6250 #
I tried to configure the printer anyway but get failure to connect error in the cups error log file.
I then searched for the missing file using yast and managed to get it down to:
linux-w5vq:/tmp/MG6250 # ./install.sh
Canon Inkjet Printer Driver
Version 3.60
Copyright CANON INC. 2001-2011
All Rights Reserved.
==================================================
Command executed = rpm -Uvh ./packages/cnijfilter-common-3.60-1.x86_64.rpm
Preparing… ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing…
1:cnijfilter-common-3.60-1 ################################# [100%]
Command executed = rpm -Uvh ./packages/cnijfilter-mg6200series-3.60-1.x86_64.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
libtiff.so.3()(64bit) is needed by cnijfilter-mg6200series-3.60-1.x86_64
Command executed = rpm -e cnijfilter-common
warning: file /usr/lib64/cups/filter/pstocanonij: remove failed: No such file or directory
warning: file /usr/lib64/cups/backend/cnijusb: remove failed: No such file or directory
warning: file /usr/lib64/cups/backend/cnijnet: remove failed: No such file or directory
linux-w5vq:/tmp/MG6250 #
Can you tell me where I can find libtiff.so.3… please?
Thanks
Thanks for all the help my printer is now working fine! I found I have not done a complete installation, when I did so install.sh worked fine and printer is now performing as it should. Will try the scanner next but that is not so urgent. Maybe next week. Once again thanks and farewell.
