> > > What is the ip address for the printer?
> > Quick and dirty: "cat /etc/cups/printers.conf | grep URI"
> >
> /snip/
> this does not produce an ip address, it produces the name of
>
> the printer and the printer and the computer port it's connected to:
>
> DeviceURI hp:/par/HP_LaserJet_2200?device=/dev/parport0
Hi,
I'd say that is because you havent connected the printer via ethernet, but through a parallel port. Therefore CUPS uses an hp:/-protocol URI, probably to call hplibs. Note that the port is part of the URI, as the name of the printer.
Greetings
Simon