[wplug] printing to network printer

[Jonathan Billings]

Rick Reynolds wrote:
> This printer advertises itself as a networkable printer.  You just plug 
> it in to a network switch and presto, it works with Windows or Mac 
> (supposedly).  In reality, I found that it is hardcoded to a crazy IP 
> address and I had to jump through some hoops to get it changed to 
> something on the same subnet as the rest of my machines.  But it reports 
> a proper IP now.

For what its worth, MacOS X uses CUPS for printing now, so if it can 
print from a Mac, you should be able to print from Linux.  However, when 
they say they support Macs, they might be talking Appletalk, whereupon 
you will have to dig back a decade for tools like netatalk.  *shudder*

-- 
Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>