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   Nguyễn Hoàng Minh :c_language: (mingu@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 21:53:12 JST Nguyễn Hoàng Minh :c_language:

   So, big sis got an Canon Laser printer, not an HP inkjet printer.
   Installing driver on Linux was...I hate it.
   The driver come in an CD. My laptop don't have CD slot. Look it up on Canon, only Windows driver is available. Have to look it up in DuckDuckGo. The Linux driver is a generic one, figure. Install it, yada yada, print test page, works.
   Then come the part why big sis bought it, Wireless LAN printing. :headdesk:

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 21:53:10 JST 翠星石

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     @mingu With printers its best not to use the manufacturer's garbage driver and use IPP instead (although CUPS may not easily allow you to set IPP or IPPS instead of a specific driver).
     
     In the CUPS settings, if you select "share this printer" and the computer is setup to work with mDNS and zeroconf, the printer will be available over the network via the computer via IPPS - although that requires a server or the computer being on whenever you want to print something from an external computer.
     
     I guess some printers are broken until you connect to the printers webserver and change the settings so that IPPS is enabled and "Wi-Fi direct" is disabled.
     
     >I guess you need to make the printer to connect to the internet in the first place
     Wireless LAN printing doesn't require an internet connection - if the printer does, then it's crucial that the printer is never connected to the internet no matter how much it asks (i.e. a VLAN without internet access).
     
     To work over a LAN, the printer does need to be connected to the LAN, although a wired connection is recommended, as Wi-Fi doesn't perform well when you're trying to send out packets at the exact same time packages are going into another device - otherwise the only option is to connect to the printer's Wi-Fi network and use "Wi-Fi direct".
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     Nguyễn Hoàng Minh :c_language: (mingu@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 21:53:11 JST Nguyễn Hoàng Minh :c_language:

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     • Danct12

     @danct12 I guess you need to make the printer to connect to the internet in the first place, which I am having a hard time with.

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     Danct12 (danct12@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 21:53:12 JST Danct12

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     @mingu The coffee shop I was at has a Canon printer, I can print it with the generic print service (built in, no third party apps) on Android.