cngpijmonmx870
gives you a status report on the printer and
cngpij -P [whatever name CUPS uses for the printer]
lets you adjust printer settings.
]]>cnijnetprn --search auto
UPDATE: I tried the cnijnet:/MAC address approach and that works too. So that one works without a numbered extension. And
cnijnetprn --search auto
gives you the MAC address. I'll have to stop puzzling over this.
]]>I used the /L1 extension in the past with another Canon Printer. Found that URI via Google at the time.
http://forum.mandriva.com/en/viewtopic. … f7#p506242
How are people supposed to find out these things?
The Forums?
]]>Anyway, thanks and thanks again! As an aside, I had avahi-daemon running but CUPS didn't find the printer.
]]>If that won't work, try setting it up in CUPS with "LPD/LPR Host or Printer" and use a URI such as lpd://192.168.1.38 or lpd://192.168.1.38/L1
EDIT: Try runniing the avahi-daemon to make your printer discoverable over the network.
]]>smbclient -L arch -N
with wifi turned on on the printer I get (among other things)
Server Comment
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603E30000000 MX870 series
Also, if I look at my router's interface, http://192.168.1.1, I see that device 603E30000000 is associated with 192.168.1.38, and if I go to http://192.168.1.38 in my browser then I get several pages of info on the printer. I can ping both 603E30000000 and 192.168.1.38.
]]>...and can print without any problem when the printer is connected via cable
What kind of cable? Does this machine use USB? Or. is the cable an Ethernet cable?
If it is an Ethernet cable, do you know the IP address?
For the Wireless, how do you know if the printer is associated with the same router as is your computer?
Do you know its IP address? How?
Can you ping the printer on Wireless?
localhost - - [14/Jun/2012:19:39:02 -0400] "POST /printers/MX870Wireless HTTP/1.1" 200 418 Print-Job successful-ok
The cups interface on localhost:631 says something like
processing since
Thu 14 Jun 2012 07:48:17 PM EDT
"The printer is busy."
The printer never does anything. I've tried every possible URL to connect with the printer and the same thing happens. The "find new printers" function on the cups interface works when the printer is connected via cable but not when it's connected via wireless.
Any advice?
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