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Re: Does anyone know how to configure a Brother MFC-J5720DW with cups?



On Wed 16 Mar 2016 at 12:06:40 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:

> On Wednesday 16 March 2016 10:12:59 Brian wrote:
> 
> > Now find a *small* PDF file and send it directly to the printer with
> > netcat:
> >
> >   nc 192.168.71.20 9100 < file.pdf
> >
> > or
> >
> >   nc BRN001BA9E3811F.local < file.pdf
> >
> > Does it print?
> 
> Doesn't look like it:
> 
> gene@coyote:~/Downloads$ nc BRN001BA9E3811F.local <7i77_layout.pdf 
> no port[s] to connect to
> gene@coyote:~/Downloads$ nc 192.168.71.20 < 7i77_layout.pdf 
> no port[s] to connect to

Haven't you omitted the port to connect to? Just like I did for one of
the lines above. :(. Apologies.

  nc 192.168.71.20 9100 < 7i77_layout.pdf
                   ^^^^


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