Re: CUPS - how to match autodetected printers to physical ones
On Fri 08 Apr 2022 at 20:28:31 +0200, didier gaumet wrote:
> Hello Greg,
>
> Perhaps, try:
>
> GUI:
>
> avahi-discover from the avahi-discover package presents a network tree:
> you can find the IP adresses of the printers
>
> CLI:
>
> # avahi-browse -r _print-caps._tcp
> (from the avahi-utils package)
> In my case it's sufficient to detect my network printer but I do not
> know well avahi service types (here: _print-caps._tcp, seems to be
> printer capabilities at the TCP level)
> if you do not find your printers try a more general search:
> # avahi-browse -avr
> and explore the results
avahi-browse -rt _ipp._tcp
is better.
This also gives the location of a printer if a highly paid sys admin
can be arsed to supply it.
--
Brian.
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