Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 08May2017 13:58, Bob Goodwin wrote: On 05/08/17 12:20, Fred Smith wrote: is that not a USB pribter, with an "address" like that? if so, you wouldn't have an IP address, or at least it isn't meaningful since it is USB-connected, not network-connected. Yes, I was grasping at straws, it is a

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/08/17 14:46, Doug wrote: You must run this command as root--probably a sudo command in your system. Here's how it works in my system. (Do not input the "<") Note that it identifies each device by its manufacturer's name. So when it encounters your Brother, it should display the n

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2017-05-08 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2017-05-08 at 15:46 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 05/08/2017 03:40 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > True for inkjets but I thought we were talking about lasers. My printer > > cost around £100 3 years ago and toner replacements cost me well under > > 10% of that. Inkjets are (no offence)

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2017-05-08 Thread Doug
On 05/08/2017 06:46 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 05/08/2017 03:40 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: True for inkjets but I thought we were talking about lasers. My printer cost around £100 3 years ago and toner replacements cost me well under 10% of that. Inkjets are (no offence) a mug's game and wor

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/08/17 18:36, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: I'm surprised it's so expensive. I just bought a 2-pack of toner cartridges from Amazon for £12 (say $15-16). Not branded as Brother but compatibles that I've used before. poc ___ + I forget what I paid f

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2017-05-08 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 05/08/2017 03:40 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: True for inkjets but I thought we were talking about lasers. My printer cost around £100 3 years ago and toner replacements cost me well under 10% of that. Inkjets are (no offence) a mug's game and work on the Gillette principle of cheap razors w

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2017-05-08 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2017-05-08 at 15:18 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 05/08/2017 02:58 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > This began as simply a cartridge refill, something I have done often for > > my printers, after putting the toner in and beginning the reassemblyI > > discovered that one of the shafts was stuck

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2017-05-08 at 17:58 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > This began as simply a cartridge refill, > something I have done often for my > printers, after putting the toner in and > beginning the reassemblyI discovered > that one of the shafts was stuck and > would not turn. I was told a new tone

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 05/08/2017 02:58 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: This began as simply a cartridge refill, something I have done often for my printers, after putting the toner in and beginning the reassemblyI discovered that one of the shafts was stuck and would not turn. I was told a new toner cartridge is required

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/08/17 17:22, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: Yes, mine's the same, but using the flashlight on my phone makes it readable. poc + I just "bit the bullet" and struggled through the set up routine via the tiny LCD screen using an illuminated magnifier. That worked and I can now access the se

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2017-05-08 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2017-05-08 at 13:36 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 05/08/17 12:18, Patrick O'Callaghan > wrote: > > If it's anything like mine you can see the IP address using the LCD > > panel. Check the manual for details. > > > > poc > > + > > Yes that probably works but I gave the > printer to my

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Doug
On 05/08/2017 12:18 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Mon, 2017-05-08 at 12:02 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: . Ihave a printer "Bus 005 Device 005: ID 04f9:0063 Brother Industries, Ltd" connected to my F-25 computer. I don't want to reset and change it's configuration. Is there any way to determi

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Rick Stevens
On 05/08/2017 10:58 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 05/08/17 12:20, Fred Smith wrote: >> is that not a USB pribter, with an "address" like that? >> >> if so, you wouldn't have an IP address, or at least it isn't >> meaningful since it is USB-connected, not network-connected. > + > > Yes, I was graspin

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/08/17 12:20, Fred Smith wrote: is that not a USB pribter, with an "address" like that? if so, you wouldn't have an IP address, or at least it isn't meaningful since it is USB-connected, not network-connected. + Yes, I was grasping at straws, it is a wireless printer but apparently the

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2017-05-08 Thread Terry Polzin
You could also find what addresses are active on your whole subnet and then port scan them. Open ports should give you what might be a printer. Try the ones that have both HTTP and LPR/LPD open. On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 05/08/17 12:18, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/08/17 12:18, Greg Woods wrote: On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Bob Goodwin > wrote: Is there any way to determine the printer's ip address I can think of two ways: 1) Check the logs of your DHCP server to see what IP's it has handed out. If y

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2017-05-08 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/08/17 12:18, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: If it's anything like mine you can see the IP address using the LCD panel. Check the manual for details. poc + Yes that probably works but I gave the printer to my grandson because the LCD is so difficult to read, with my poor vision nearly unus

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Fred Smith
On Mon, May 08, 2017 at 12:02:45PM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > . > > Ihave a printer "Bus 005 Device 005: ID 04f9:0063 Brother > Industries, Ltd" connected to my F-25 computer. I don't want to > reset and change it's configuration. is that not a USB pribter, with an "address" like that? if so, y

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Greg Woods
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Is there any way to determine the printer's ip address I can think of two ways: 1) Check the logs of your DHCP server to see what IP's it has handed out. If you don't have too many machines on your net, you can try them all until you find t

Re: Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2017-05-08 at 12:02 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > . > > Ihave a printer "Bus 005 Device 005: ID > 04f9:0063 Brother Industries, Ltd" > connected to my F-25 computer. I don't > want to reset and change it's configuration. > > Is there any way to determine the > printer's ip address so th

Printer address -

2017-05-08 Thread Bob Goodwin
. Ihave a printer "Bus 005 Device 005: ID 04f9:0063 Brother Industries, Ltd" connected to my F-25 computer. I don't want to reset and change it's configuration. Is there any way to determine the printer's ip address so that I can view the existing configuration from my browser. Normally