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
July 10th, 2010 - 10:50
You can do in the GUI by going to System, Administration, Printing, Add, Network Printer, Add LPD/LPR Host Printer, then inputting the URL specified above.
July 30th, 2010 - 00:50
Thanks, I could not get the cups web site to work for me so I use the GUI. Had to go to my windows machine to find the IP an L# but it worked like a charm
July 30th, 2010 - 05:50
Thanks, I could not get the cups web site to work for me so I use the GUI. Had to go to my windows machine to find the IP an L# but it worked like a charm