Who know which packet is installed in Mint KDE version and can find all the printers in a network? I want to install it in another machine with Kubuntu. The printers are in different networks (192.168.1.xxx, 169.72.xxx.xxx, 10.15.xxx.xxx). I can see them only with Mint!!!
Thanks for your time !!!
Finding Printer
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Re: Finding Printer
More context needed:network, hardware
In terminal, check
--unless the network manager application is not working correctly
I believe that Mint 7 (and Ubuntu) both switched out the Kde network manager for the Gnome Network manager, as there had been some problems with the Kde version.
In terminal, check
- inxi -F
--short list of all OS detected hardware
ifconfig
--is the network running
netstat -rn
Is the network connecting UP
--unless the network manager application is not working correctly
I believe that Mint 7 (and Ubuntu) both switched out the Kde network manager for the Gnome Network manager, as there had been some problems with the Kde version.
Re: Finding Printer
Do I understand you correctly?
Your Mint machine can see all the printers on the network but your Kubuntu machine cannot?
And you want to know what package in Mint makes that possible so you can install it in Kubuntu?
I'm no expert on Kubuntu ( or Mint either ) but I would think that at that level they are identical.
Maybe it's not a missing package in Kubuntu maybe it's the Kubuntu firewall - just guessing.
Open a terminal ( konsole ? ) in Kubuntu and type smbtree.
What you should get is something that looks like this:
It should show you all of your shares and all of the printers on your network. If not it should show error messages.
Your Mint machine can see all the printers on the network but your Kubuntu machine cannot?
And you want to know what package in Mint makes that possible so you can install it in Kubuntu?
I'm no expert on Kubuntu ( or Mint either ) but I would think that at that level they are identical.
Maybe it's not a missing package in Kubuntu maybe it's the Kubuntu firewall - just guessing.
Open a terminal ( konsole ? ) in Kubuntu and type smbtree.
What you should get is something that looks like this:
WORKGROUP
\\MACH1 mach1 server (Samba, Ubuntu)
\\MACH1\data
\\MACH1\macbook
\\MACH1\winj
\\MACH1\HP970 HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 970C
\\MACH1\HP970F HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 970C
\\MACH1\Print_to_PDF Print to a PDF File
\\MACH1\IPC$ IPC Service (mach1 server (Samba, Ubuntu))
\\MACH1\print$ Printer Drivers
It should show you all of your shares and all of the printers on your network. If not it should show error messages.
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Re: Finding Printer
Printers are stand alone not connected to pc. smbtree show me only the shares from computer in network. I have install VMWare 7 and Mint as guest. Use the same settings as my pc (ip,subnet,proxy) and Mint can find all the network printers but Kubuntu not. Is there any way to find the right configuration to setup my Kubuntu? Two distros play the same time !!!
Thank you very much!!!!
Thank you very much!!!!
Re: Finding Printer
I'm not running Kubuntu and I'm not a KDE user so I can't help you with how to configure it using Kubuntu's tools but if you absolutely have to get access to the printer there is an "old school" method that works regardless of what distro you're using:
From Kubuntu:
If the printers are configured as Windows Printers:
Open your favorite browser
Type localhost:631
Select Add Printer
In the Device combo box select "Windows Printer via Samba"
Type in the location of the printer,
for example:
Device URI: smb://192.168.0.100/PrinterName
If the Printers are configured as Unix Printers:
Open your favorite browser
Type localhost:631
Select Add Printer
In the Device combo box select: Internet Printing Protocol
Type in the location of the printer, for example: ipp://192.168.0.100:631/printers/PrinterName
In both cases replace 192.168.0.100 with the actual IP Address of the printer.
From Kubuntu:
If the printers are configured as Windows Printers:
Open your favorite browser
Type localhost:631
Select Add Printer
In the Device combo box select "Windows Printer via Samba"
Type in the location of the printer,
for example:
Device URI: smb://192.168.0.100/PrinterName
If the Printers are configured as Unix Printers:
Open your favorite browser
Type localhost:631
Select Add Printer
In the Device combo box select: Internet Printing Protocol
Type in the location of the printer, for example: ipp://192.168.0.100:631/printers/PrinterName
In both cases replace 192.168.0.100 with the actual IP Address of the printer.
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