NETWORK PRINTERs not working in SUSE 12.1

[deano_ferrari]

You originally had your Samsung URI as

http://31.28.8.159/printers

1. If you’re trying LPD printing, you need to get the IP address and queue name right - it won’t just be ‘queue’ as you had it. It could be ‘p1’, ‘lp0’, ‘lpt1’, ‘ps’, ‘PASSTHRU’, or…

For example:

lpd://31.28.8.159/p1

Some common device URI’s are listed in Table 1 of the following guide:
Using Network Printers - Documentation - CUPS

2. It might also be worth trying to print directly via ‘socket://’ (JetDirect protocol), since most network printers support this network protocol

socket://31.28.8.159

I have seen your link regarding HP2550n. It is supported in SUSE12.1 for network printing.

Yes, HP printers are well supported. However, as hnimmo has already suggested, try printing via the ‘scoket://’ protocol, and please review this FAQ:

http://hplipopensource.com/node/216

[vegaonline]

@deano_ferrari

You originally had your Samsung URI as

http://31.28.8.159/printers

1. If you’re trying LPD printing, you need to get the IP address and queue name right - it won’t just be ‘queue’ as you had it. It could be ‘p1’, ‘lp0’, ‘lpt1’, ‘ps’, ‘PASSTHRU’, or…

For example:

lpd://31.28.8.159/p1

Some common device URI’s are listed in Table 1 of the following guide:
Using Network Printers - Documentation - CUPS

2. It might also be worth trying to print directly via ‘socket://’ (JetDirect protocol), since most network printers support this network protocol

socket://31.28.8.159

Yes, HP printers are well supported. However, as hnimmo has already suggested, try printing via the ‘scoket://’ protocol, and please review this FAQ:

Troubleshooting my network attached printer | HPLIP Knowledge Base

None of them works. I feel that there is snmp discovery problem. I have included our community name in the /etc/cups/snmp.conf. snmpwalk is give output that no response: timeout.

In the file /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf we have community name and then allowed server name. I tried CUPS snmp.conf with and without server name beside community name, but none works.

[deano_ferrari]

I’m not familiar with CUPS SNMP configuration. If you haven’t already, read the man pages for snmp.conf

Make sure that you have no firewalls or routers blocking port 161, for SNMP communication.

I also suggest taking this issue to the CUPS forum, as you might have a better chance of gaining the attention of those who could help. (This is not an openSUSE-specific problem).

Forums - CUPS

Good luck with this.

[daddytech]

@jdmcdaniel3

I use an HP networked printer and it works great with openSUSE 12.1. I make sure the application hplib is installed from YaST Software Management. Then, I do this to install a printer:

in KDE do Alt-F2: kdesu hp-setup

OR

in Gnome do Alt-F2: **gnomesu hp-setup

**I enter the root password, then select a networked printer, I check Manual Discovery and enter the exact IP address for the HP networked printer and follow the prompts. You can use CUP’s to set other printer actions, but hplib is required to get the printer to work properly normally.

Thank You,

That worked great I had been fighting with that for hours and hours. Thank you for the insight.

[jdmcdaniel3]

@daddytech

That worked great I had been fighting with that for hours and hours. Thank you for the insight.

I am very happy that this was the exact help that you needed. I do stick with HP printers and once installed, the hplip application has worked well for me. The other suggestions are gained from many attempts of installing HP printers and then looking at any install issues that seem to come up. In any event, now that you know, try to share it with other HP printer users when you see the problem come up.

Thank You,