Connecting Printer via wifi.

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Hello,
This is my first post here and I am a noobie as well to openSUSE 12.2, and I must say I am quite impressed. Unfortunately trying to connect to my printer wirelessly has been a little frustrating.

I am using a CLEAR wifi enabled modem with a direct connection to my ethernet port. I have the driver installed for my printer (Epson Workforce 520 which is also wifi enabled). I have been trying to print via network in my Yast control panel with no luck and also using the connection wizard and TCP port connection type. I have been using this because I know the IP address of my CLEAR modem (I do not know IP of my printer) and the port number it is using. I am not sure if this is the option I am to be using but seemed like the most logical considering I know those 2 factors. Using the usb though works just fine. Any ideas in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

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I know the IP address of my CLEAR modem (I do not know IP of my printer) and the port number it is using. I am not sure if this is the option I am to be using but seemed like the most logical considering I know those 2 factors. Using the usb though works just fine. Any ideas in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

The starting point is to configure your printer with a static IP address. If you can then ping it successfully, you can move on to configuring it.

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To find out your printer setup, here is the procedure from your printer manual:

http://paste.opensuse.org/view/download/35550388

Thank You,

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Thanks guys for the suggestions, up and running wirelessly.

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Good to hear. Thanks for the update. :slight_smile:

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Good to hear of your success. Did the printer Network Configuration printout as suggested by the listed procedure above?

Thank You,