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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?"
If you are too stupid to understand what the options are in the moderation, then DON'T FUCKING MODERATE!! There's a bunch of negative moderations here that are marked Redundant, like someone else made the same joke.
If you want to moderate something down, and don't want to worry about the reason, just use Overrated. Sure, it's the pussy way out, and isn't subject to M2, but at least it would make more sense than using a moderation option that isn't even remotely close to why the post needs modded down.
Mod this down as -1 Redundant too. I don't give a shit. I have Karma coming out my ass like this guy
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