Re: adding network printer

[Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net>]

On 09/06/15 09:53 AM, notoneofmy wrote:
> Hallo,
>
> I have spent hours on this, including the debian website.
>
> I have installed CUPS and have done "apt-cache policy printer-driver all."
>
> I used localhost/631 to add the printer and I'm on Jessie with xfce.
>
> and so the uri for the wired canon printer is lpd: // (ip)/queue
>
> I can ping the printer's ip and get a response, using the machine with
> Jessie.
>
> But all print jobs sent produce different errors, from "the printer is
> in use" to "not connected."
>
> I have checked /etc/cups/printers.conf file to ensure the uri is correct.
>
> I'm really upset. If you can help, this would be great.
>
> Thanks a lot.
Probably a typo on your part but shouldn't that be localhost:631?

The larger problem is all the effort you are expending. Having installed 
CUPS, very little else needs to be done. Go to the localhost:631 page 
and click on the Administration page. Then click on Find New Printers.

The CUPS detection process works quite well. Don't try to out-guess it.

Purge the CUPS install (aptitude purge cups or apt-get purge cups) then 
do a fresh install and let it do its job.