aru Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 John_Galt Newbie Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 12 Post Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2002 10:00 pm Post subject: Router printer port server howto _________________________________________________________________ There are several inexpensive routers on the market that feature a parallel printer port server. D-Link, SMC and Asante all make routers with this feature. Here's a step by step guide for setting up Mandrake 9. Other distros will be much the same. The key is to choose "remote LPD server", then enter the ip address and port number of your router's printer port. This will vary from router to router and IS NOT the same as shown below, for SMC and Asante routers. The remote printer name must be "lp". Good luck! Mandrake Linux 9.0 printer setup for D-Link DI-704P router Mandrake Control Center Hardware Printer Add a new printer Printer on remote LPD server Remote host name 192.168.0.1:515 Remote printer name lp Name of printer whatever Location whatever Choose your printer model from list Default settings defaults are ok Set as default ok Port 515 is the print server's port. John_Galt rprinz Newbie Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 1 Post Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2002 1:35 am Post subject: SMC Barricade 7004AWBR howto _________________________________________________________________ John, I have an SMC Barricade w/ print server and although your post did shed some light, I did have to change a few things for my setup. It is basically the same instructions for your device except the host IP is different (of course) and the remote printer name for the SMC must be "lpt1." Thanks to your post and the SMC website I was able to get my printer working. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get rid of that pesky job trailer! Anybody? Mandrake Linux 9.0 printer setup for SMC 7004AWBR router Mandrake Control Center Hardware Printer Add a new printer Printer on remote LPD server Remote host name - 192.168.2.1 Remote printer name - lpt1 Name of printer - whatever Location - whatever Choose your printer model from list Default settings - defaults are ok Set as default - ok Editor's note: This thread was originally posted at the old MUB (Mandrake User Board at club-nihil). This post is the result of a 99% automatic backup, so due to its nature some text may be lost (improbable but possible). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peep Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 thanks, that was really helpful in getting my wireless barricade print server to work. in case anyone else has a barricade and has the annoying print job trailer that wastes multiple sheets of paper everytime you print, the newest firmware fixes the problem (at least for the SMC 7004AWBR but probably others). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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