I have installed the main Samba configuration file, however, trying to follow the websites that address this issue has not helped this newbie. I need very simple step by step instructions on how to make my Linux (CentOS 6.5) box handshake with my Brother HL-2170W printer. From my research I believe that the older version of CentOS had configuration windows instead of having to - in a sense- program line by line in the main config file. Also, I can see the shared windows files of my other computers on my Linux box, however, I cannot see the shared files of my Linux box using my windows machine. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
BamBen

Welcome to LinuxQuestions.

Lets start with the first problem.
Is the printer connected to a windows PC via USB or networked on the LAN via ethernet.

Thank you Michael for your swift response. My printer is connected to my modem as are my two other pc boxes. One pc is a win xp sp3 and the other is a win 7.

It would be advantageous to setup the printer with a static IP address. You can do that either via a DHCP reservation from your router or the Brother's web configuration page.

You can add the printer via the add printer menu or the cups web interface (http://localhost:631). You want to add an IPP printer and its URI will be:
ipp://printer_IP_address/ipp/port1

The rest of the setup should be selecting make / model.

Edit:
This also works.
socket://ip_address:9100

Michael,

I went to the Brother properties - Ports window and checked the Standard TCP/IP Port and clicked the configure tab. Under Port settings dialog I set the Port name to the host name I found on my DHCP Server Modem for the printer client. In the Printer name of IP address I put the IP address i found on my DHCP Server Modem for the printer client.

I have tried to add the Brother printer in the Linux software with System - Administration - Printing and it will not see the printer nor will it print. I have downloaded the Brother HL-2170W-hpijs-pcl5e.ppd driver, however I do not know how to install this driver or use it somehow unless it is for a serial or usb printer?.

I have tried several things and as of yet cannot print a test page or see the printer.

How do I use the "socket://ip_address:9100"

Sorry I know so little about how to do this. I do not have a lot of computer savy I guess.

BamBen

http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/De...-printing.html

Michael, This is the web site I was using and could not make sense of it. That was when I turned to LinuxQuestions.org for help.

The smbclient command can be very helpful in troubleshooting these issues. It helped me when I first tried to connect to a shared Windows printer.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Debian-and...o_windows.html

The OP is trying to setup a network printer. So samba isn't an issue.

When you get to the Select Connection page click on AppSocket/HP JetDirect. Under Hostname enter the IP address of the printer. Then click on the Forward button. Select make / model i.e Brother and HL-2170W. Click forward again and try to print a test page. Hopefully everything works.

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Michael,

WHO would ever have thunk that using a socket from an HP jet would work on a Brother Laser??!! But it did! Thank you thank you. I guess you can mark this one "solved"

Btw - what is an OP?

Best regards,

Ben

OP - Original Poster

You can mark the thread as solved via the thread tools pull down menu at the top.