Ubuntu + Netgear WGPS606 = Wireless printing!
Today I decided to upgrade my Ubuntu installation to 64bit. I've been running the 32bit version because there was no solid version of flash for the 64bit. Well, after a little research, I found Adobe's alpha version of flash for 64bit Linux.
I didn't have a printer setup in my last installation because I didn't use Linux for any kind of printing. I want to get into using Linux for more and more things, so I figured it was about time to setup my printer. I have an HP PSC 1510 All-In-One that is upstairs in my office and it's plugged into a Netgear WGPS606 Wireless print server. I have no cables running into the office (stupid apartment!), so everything up there is coming off this print server/wireless bridge. A little bit if digging and I finally figured out how to setup this print server in Ubuntu. Follow the directions below and it works like a charm. I know this had nothing to do with Cisco networking, but neither did my article on Creating a transparent signature stamp in Adobe Acrobat.
Before you get started, make sure you have the latest firmware on your print server. You can find it here. The latest firmware is 1025 as of today.
- Go to http://localhost:631
- Click "Administration" in the header.
- Authenticate with user: root, password: root's password if you are asked to.
- Click "Add Printer" in the Printers section.
- Fill in at least "Name" and click "Continue"
- In the Device Dropdown box, select "LPD/LPR Host or Printer" and click "Continue"
- In the Device URI box put "lpd://<your_wgps606_ip>/L1" or "lpd://<your_wgps606_ip>/L2". L1 is for the first printer, L2 is for the second. In my case the full URI is
lpd://192.168.1.5/L1. - Select your printer's make and click "Continue"
- Select your printer's model and click "Continue"
That's all it takes! Shoot a test page to the printer to make sure that everything is working and you should be done! If you have more than one printer plugged into the print server, simply run through the process again and put the other port number in the URI box in #7.
-Greg
Wow… I bombed that interview!
Friday I had an interview with a large insurance company in Columbus. Actually, I had 2. I went there to interview for a firewall job and once I was done with that the recruiter pulled me into another interview for a route/switch job. In the first interview, there were 5 guys in there. 4 of them actually spoke to me and 1 just sat in a corner typing away on his laptop. I don't know why, but that made me really nervous. Now, I NEVER get nervous around people, it's just not in me to do so, but this time I got real shaken up. And it hurt me in the next interview.
I was completely honest with the people in the first interview. If I didn't know a question, I told them I didn't know the answer and how I would find the answer. In the second interview though, I drew a complete blank mind. I didn't remember simple trunking protocols, something that I should remember from my CCNA. I stumbled over many questions that they asked and most of the stuff was simple things that any CCNA should know, but my mind was clouded. I choked up, I got even more nervous, and I found out this morning that they passed on me. I was told that I wasn't strong enough to work there.
I haven't heard back from the firewall job yet and I'm hoping that something comes of it. I have been in Ohio for a year and 3 days now and I have worked for a total of 3 weeks. I guess I'm really going to have to hit the books hard and get some of this basic knowledge back to the front of my mind!
The Unspoken Truth About Managing Geeks
Every once in a while, I come across an article that sticks out in my mind. This is one of those articles: The unspoken truth about managing geeks. I have never read an article that is so dead-on accurate when it comes to the intricacies of dealing with IT personnel. I highly suggest that everyone read it, even though it's a tad long at 5 pages. Also, some of the comments on Fark.com about this article pick up where the author left off.
Check it out. I promise, you won't be disappointed.