<Fixed>Printer Ethernet Connection (CUPs Help?)

[Ray2047]

I have a Samsung printer with an Ethernet port. A quick look at the manual says I need to buy a print server to use it. So just to be sure I understand there is no way to connect this without a server? I was hoping I could hook it directly to the router but that won't work, correct? Samsung ML-2571N

[parnote]

IIRC, CUPS will work as your print server, so yes, you should be able to hook it to your router.

Hopefully, those with a greater understanding of CUPS will be along shortly.

parnote

[Ray2047]

Thank you. I have looked in cups and I think I can find the basics but what info I need on the printer to set it up or how to get that info I don't know. Tried reading Cups help but it wasn't clear to me.

[The Chief]

In the past, you could do all the setup in PCC (printerdrake?) and everything just worked.  But sometime after KDE 4, it became seriously broken.   

I have piddled around in cups trying to connect to my Brother HL-5170 (plugged into the router), without much success.  It worked at one time, as did my Kodak EasyShare Photo printer when plugged into a USB port.  Alas, no longer.

If it doesn't straighten out with a fresh install (maybe next week), I'll be right here with you, asking for help.

[Ray2047]

First a correction. The manual does say mine does not need a print server. That's apparently what the "N" means at the end of my model number. I was looking at the one with no N.

Reading the manual it seems I can probably do it using the Samsung Linux driver. It has an interface for doing that. I read it quickly though not planing on going of reservation for software so I may be wrong. If no one can tell me how in CUPs then I might try in a throw away instal of PCLOS.

And if someone is wondering, yes, this is the same printer that the USB connection is no longer detected on. Since I wasn't getting anywhere there I thought I'd try Ethernet. Been a couple of years since I tried parallel and the computer failed to detect it but if this fails maybe I'll try that again before giving up.

[DeBaas]

CUPS already installed ?
You already setup the printer on USB ?
Or from PCC try to setup manualy on the parallel port.
After setup change the port to a networkport and fill in the TCP/IP adress.

[Ray2047]

I am going to go somewhere and quietly bang my head against the wall for half an hour. A few months ago after a day of trying to set this up on LP1 and failing I gave up so I didn't even try parallel this time when USB was no longer seen. You can not imagine my surprise when in desperation I again tried parallel and it was automatically set up. Geeze and words not allowed in the forum. Thanks all for your replies.