I am trying to install a network printer and I am not having any luck. This is an HP Color LasetJet CP2025dn network printer. I have it set to a static IP Address and I can even navigate to the management interface of this printer via the IP Address so I know (at least I think i know) this is not a firewall issue. I have tried using YaST2 for setup but not really sure I am doing this right.
I will want to share this printer and it would be nice to have this box setup as a print server if possible. If not, it would be great to print from this machine.
if i understand you correctly you are connecting to the printer manager display via the browser. well that’s via the http protocol and doesn’t eliminate the firewall issues. I think that the UI responds to a different port than the printing port(5100?). you could temporarily stop the firewall while you try setting this up to eliminate firewall issues. the way i set them up is by getting from the menu start ->Printers(you can type it in Search). from there on you choose the settings that you want. don’t know about HP printer(I use Brother) which are Linux friendly for which it has up to date drivers. Try and let us know maybe we can help you further.
If it’s not already installed, install hplip… It’s a special “helper” app that helps discover and auto configure HP printers on the network (and yes, I’ve found the app helps install printers from other manufacturers, too)
You can install it by simply running the following in a root console (If it’s already installed, you’ll be told it’s already installed)
zypper in hplip
You should then be able to use CUPS to install your printer easily.
Just asking… Are you sure you really want to use your machine as a print server? Typically network printers have enough on board RAM to handle a print queue… and would be more efficient than dedicating a machine to also queue print jobs. And, network printers should be very easy to configure all machines to print directly (compared to configuring shares, setting up a print manager and dealing with the inevitable printer queue corruption).