Use of Cups printing in a home network.

[Timothy Murphy]

Anne Wilson wrote:

>> DeviceURI usb:/dev/usb/lp0
>> Location Gloss paper, hi-res, no duplex
>> Info Gloss paper, hi-res, no duplex
> 
> The Location line simply repeats the Info line, but since I think this is
> only meant as an easy identifier comment, it's probably ignored.
> 
> In every instance I use, the DeviceURL is simply
> usb:/dev/usb/lp0

Is this on the machine to which the printer is attached,
or are you referring to remote machines too?

I have
DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0
in /etc/cups/printers.conf on my desktop (to which the printer is attached)
but
DeviceURI ipp://alfred:631/printers/lj
on my laptop .



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