[xubuntu-users] Printer query

[Neil Winchurst]

On 17/05/13 16:41, Norman Silverstone wrote:
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>>
>> I set up printer sharing on the desktop (which has the printer attached)
>> and the laptop. When I type something in the laptop (using gedit or LO
>> Writer for example) and then try to print, it finds the printer
>> apparently. An icon appears showing the name of the printer. But when I
>> choose to print the file nothing happens. In the laptop the file appears
>> in the job list with a message 'The printer is not responding'.
>>
>> In the desktop the job list is empty. I have searched around for an
>> answer but so far without success. It seems to be a problem with version
>> 12.04 only.
>
> I cannot understand your difficulty as I have 3 computers sharing the
> same printer. One is linked to the printer by cable and the other two
> communicate via the router. I presume you have installed each of the
> computers with the appropriate driver and, at the end of this process,
> tried to print a test page.
>
> Norman
>
>
Previously I had an Epson printer and had no problems with that. I could 
print from the desktop (which is the computer linked by cable to the 
printer) and from any laptop via the network. Now I am trying this with 
an HP printer, and that may be part of the problem.

Neil