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Networked Printing on a DI-707P Router?
Feztaa asks: "I've recently purchased a D-Link DI-707P wired router, which comes equipped with a parallel port, so that you can share your printer with all computers on the local network without having to rely on somebody's computer to be on for the printer to work. Unfortunately, the router only ships with print drivers for windows. The D-Link support website basically says 'for Linux printing support, go ask the Open Source community'. I've been googling for the past few days, but most searches that include 'DI-707P' just return sites trying to sell me one. Here's what I know so far: The router's web-based config system provides no configuration for the printer, it just tells me if there's a printer plugged in and turned on or not. I portscanned the router and found that port 515 is open. I know that's LPD, but I don't know how to configure that on my system. I'm using Red Hat 9, and the GUI tools will allow me to configure a networked printer using LPD, but I can't get the thing to actually print (it asks for the IP of the printer and the name queue; I don't know how to find out the name of the queue). The printer I'm using is a BJC-250. I've had absolutely no trouble printing on this printer when it was plugged into my parallel port, so I know the printer works fine. Does anybody have any experience with this router (or similar D-Link routers), and if so, what did you have to do to get your Linux system printing with it?"
What the hell is this?
/. today? It's slower than a salivating turtle.
Type "DI-707P" in the google box and hit "I'm feeling lucky".
There you go. Your fucking queue name is called "lp". Now, with that and a nice little man page, you should be ready to go.
I mean, Goddamn, can't you use Google?
And WTF is it with
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
That is asked in a tangential fashion, but the primary question is about drivers, based on these quotes:
...Unfortunately, the router only ships with print drivers for windows...
...The router's web-based config system provides no configuration for the printer, it just tells me if there's a printer plugged in and turned on or not...
...The printer I'm using is a BJC-250. I've had absolutely no trouble printing on this printer when it was plugged into my parallel port...
I rest my case.