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Epson CUPS WIFI always disabled

Hi All,
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=== openSUSE Leap
=== uname -r = 4.12.14-lp150.12.4-default
=== VERSION ="15.0"
=== ID="opensuse-leap"
=== kernel version is 4.13.0-rc4-1.g94b098f-default
=== kernel version is 4.12.14-lp150.12.4-default (geeko@buildhost)
=== Dell OptiPlex 780
=== X86-64
=== Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
=== Intel 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
=== Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller
=== Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
=== 8Gb RAM
=== Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode]
=== 2 x 1Gb HD (Mirrored)
=== PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-219L
=== WLAN network interface
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CUPS works the Epson WF-5110 providing I use the USB connection.

Using it through wifi is another matter.

Many attempts at configuring through localhost:630 have always failed so I followed some command line installations.

Code:

lpadmin -p EPSON024F53 -v ipp://192.168.1.116 -P /usr/share/cups/model/Epson-WF-5110_Series-epson-inkjet-printer-escpr.ppd

I've tried socket and http, the results are the same. A test file fails to print and I get this report:

Code:

ID        Name        User        Size        Pages        State        Control

EPSON024F53-40          Unknown          Withheld          1k          Unknown          processing since

Wed 01 Aug 2018 18:04:18 BST 

"Unable to get printer status."

I think that the printer URI is not quite correct for IPP printing. Many have vendor-specific URI queue formats for IPP printing. Try using something like

Code:

ipp://192.168.1.116/ipp/print

Code:

ipp://192.168.1.116/lpr

Hopefully a user with an Epson printer can chime in here to clarify further.

CUPS reference
https://www.cups.org/doc/network.html

BTW, with respect to the printer IP address - did you check that you can ping it ok? Also, make sure that your router is not isolating wifi-connected guests (clients) from each other.

Yes ferrari, sorry, I meant to mention that. I can ping it and the windows machine also connects wirelessy to that address.

I'll try your other suggestions.

Regards

Chris

Well well.

Your first suggestion did the job.

Thank you very much.

Actually, I have tried off and on over two years to make his work!

Wonderful.

Onwards and upwards!

Thanks again.

Marking thread closed

Regards

Chris

Quote:

Well well.

Your first suggestion did the job.

Thank you very much.

That's a great result! :)