Comment 8 for bug 783389

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Hendy Irawan (ceefour) wrote :

Printer sharing also doesn't work, I'm not sure if it's due to this bug or another.

How to reproduce:
1. On the host computer directly connected to the LaserJet, apply the fixes as per comment #4, #5, #7 above.
2. Verify that the host computer can print to the LaserJet successfully.
3. On the host computer, enable print sharing. (System > Administration > Printing > Server > Settings > Publish shared printers connected to this system) and share the LaserJet if it's not shared yet.
4. On another computer, enable shared printer discovery (System > Administration > Printing > Server > Settings > Show printers shared by other systems). HP LaserJet should show up in a few seconds.
5. Print through that other computer to that LaserJet, it fails.

When the LaserJet printer is inspected on the client computer, the Device URI says "file:///dev/null"

A workaround is to add printer manually, and select Network Printer > Internet Printing Protocol (ipp), then configure : (for example)
Host: 192.168.66.7
Queue: /printers/HP-LaserJet-P1005

This works, but is not practical for many number of computers.