Re: CUPS set-up for the 0.01%

[Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net>]

On 21/06/15 08:08 PM, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 19:33:50 -0400
> Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm not actually grasping some fundamental questions here.
> > 1) where is your printer? I get the impression that it is attached to a
> > computer on the network and not your local machine.
> > 2) what type of printer is it?
> > 3) is your network otherwise working? Can you browse the Internet,
> > attach network shares, etc.?
>
> 1 it's on a USB port.  it _was_ on ethernet, but CUPS couldn't seem to connect to it properly.  i'm now thinking that maybe it could.
>
> 2 brother DCP-8110DN
>
> 3 yes, the  network is in good shape.  the only problem i am having which is yet to be resolved is that my loopback interface doesn't come up at boot time for some strange reason.
>
>
> BRian
Did you download the driver from Brother? They don't have open drivers 
so you probably need to get the correct ones from their web site. The 
instructions are easy enough but you do need to follow them.