I was kindly helped on this forum back in August, to solve a problem with an elderly friend who has Mint on his system and had trouble getting a new printer to work. It is explained in this thread:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...tup-4175680444
It was all sorted and working fine, but the same guy now says his printer mysteriously does not want to accept any more print requests from his Linux Mint. When I set it up, I plugged the printer directly into the Linux box using USB, as it was easier. However, he mentions that his son recently visited and printed something from his Windows laptop and he did it using the wifi connection. However, my friend confirms the USB cable between the printer and his Linux box is still in place. He types lsusb into Terminal and it confirms connection.
I cannot visit this friend peronally due to Covid restrictions in place in my area of the UK, as he's in his 80s. Is there anything this gentleman can type into his Terminal that can help deduce why the printer has suddenly stopped accepting print requests, and how the problem might be solved. Fuller details of the exact setup are given in the previous thread.
Thank you for any assistance you can give.
Steve