Install network printer when `add printer' finds nothing

[hput]

Slade Watkins <slade at sladewatkins.com> writes:

> On 12/3/21 7:49 PM, hput via ubuntu-users wrote:
>>
>> I haven't tried adding the network address because I've been unable to
>> locate them.  Maybe someone will know how that might be done.
>
> Hey there,
> Are they plugged into your router or a switch or something? You can
> probably locate their IP addresses from the management of whatever you
> use to manage your network. I know it can be done on Netgear and
> TP-Link, not sure what you use.
>
> Beyond that I wouldn't know of anything else you could try,
> unfortunately. I just know that some routers will let you see a list of
> all devices connected to your network and their assigned IP addresses.

Thanks for your helpful respone,

After posting I thought of the very thing you suggest above.  I did
ferret out (thru my tp-link (Archer_c8) router ) what must be their
IPs and used them in the `add-a-printer' dialog but still just comes
up with the `CUPS-BRF-Printer' bull puckey.

That printer dialog has the feeling that it just is not working fully
or at least not as intended.

Anyone know how the printer dialog `searches' for printers?  What does it
look for.  How does it identify network IPs as printer or not.

There must be a command line route to getting a printer serviceable.
Anyone have more ideas?