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Well that's the problem, I don't know what to install, the device did not come with a disk or any instructions for Linux, and a web search hasn't helped.
I have no idea what the devices IP address is or whether it has one. Or a MAC address even.
When you add it to your network, what does your DHCP server say? (hoping your network doesn't have a lot of devices so it should be easy to spot the 'new addition') That may at least be a start to figuring out its IP - maybe it has a web UI if you try to navigate to that IP in a browser.
When you add it to your network, what does your DHCP server say? (hoping your network doesn't have a lot of devices so it should be easy to spot the 'new addition') That may at least be a start to figuring out its IP - maybe it has a web UI if you try to navigate to that IP in a browser.
Either the device requires drivers and if so using it with linux is probably not going to happen or it doesn't.
I would try plugging in a USB drive, either formatted as FAT32 or NTFS and see what happens. Which you have already accomplished. I would think the drive would be recognized and displayed on the web page. Use nmap to see what common ports are open if any particularly SMB/CIFS. If so you can check with smbclient to see the share names, it might be somewhat usable although it probably uses SMB version 1 which has been deprecated and removed in recent versions of samba.
The same would be true of the printer. Check ports like 9100 which you could set directly with cups or the print wizard.
Either the device requires drivers and if so using it with linux is probably not going to happen or it doesn't.
I would try plugging in a USB drive, either formatted as FAT32 or NTFS and see what happens. Which you have already accomplished. I would think the drive would be recognized and displayed on the web page. Use nmap to see what common ports are open if any particularly SMB/CIFS. If so you can check with smbclient to see the share names, it might be somewhat usable although it probably uses SMB version 1 which has been deprecated and removed in recent versions of samba.
The same would be true of the printer. Check ports like 9100 which you could set directly with cups or the print wizard.
Good start
Code:
sudo nmap 192.168.1.98
Starting Nmap 7.80 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2020-12-06 17:20 GMT
Nmap scan report for Unknown-00-0a-eb-f3-7d-b3.home (192.168.1.98)
Host is up (0.00021s latency).
Not shown: 998 filtered ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
80/tcp open http
515/tcp open printer
MAC Address: 00:0A:EB:F3:7D:B3 (Tp-link Technologies)
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 4.36 seconds
jonke@charlie:~$
So I could configure cups to use port 515 I think - these are the commonly used ports:
Code:
21 – FTP
22 – SSH
25 – SMTP (sending email)
53 – DNS (domain name service)
80 – HTTP (web server)
110 – POP3 (email inbox)
123 – NTP (Network Time Protocol)
143 – IMAP (email inbox)
443 – HTTPS (secure web server)
465 – SMTPS (send secure email)
631 – CUPS (print server)
993 – IMAPS (secure email inbox)
995 – POP3 (secure email inbox)
631 is the usual cups port
I've also added my printer(see attached image) and I've installed hplip hplip-gui:
Code:
~$ sudo apt install hplip hplip-gui
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
hplip is already the newest version (3.20.3+dfsg0-2).
The following additional packages will be installed:
python3-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 python3-notify2
The following NEW packages will be installed
hplip-gui python3-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 python3-notify2
0 to upgrade, 3 to newly install, 0 to remove and 111 not to upgrade.
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jonke@charlie:~$
All good so far now to find the network printer
Code:
hp-setup 192.168.1.98
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.20.3)
Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
qt5ct: using qt5ct plugin
Searching for device...
error: Device not found. Please make sure your printer is properly connected and powered-on.
This might be a firewall problem
Code:
$ sudo ufw status verbose
Status: active
Logging: on (low)
Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing), disabled (routed)
New profiles: skip
jonke@charlie:~$
I went through the setup wizard and waited for it to discover the network printer - last time I didn't wait long enough and cancelled it, this time it discovered it and I followed through the next next options, selecting desklet 930c on the way and it's online now.
Next step - install it on my other machines, any tips on what I could copy file wise to speed up installing it or do I just go through the wizard each time. Luckily I only have four machines, but what if I had a hundred? I know there must be a way to push this out to all.
Also I plan to hang this off the router so it should just work shouldn't it?
I'll wait for few replies and then mark as solved.
Check the URL generated and you can manually add it on the others.
Since 515 port is the old lpd printer protocol it worked. Since the samba ports did not show up not sure unless the is some additional config setup on the device.
Find Network Printer
(this takes quite a few minutes)
Probe
LPD/LPR Queue 'PASSTHRU'
Forward
Search for drivers
HP
Forward
Deskjet 930c (yes I know it's old but it works)
Forward
Print test page
Check the URL generated and you can manually add it on the others.
Since 515 port is the old lpd printer protocol it worked. Since the samba ports did not show up not sure unless the is some additional config setup on the device.
There is no s/w to configure the device, not that I've found yet
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