[PLUG] Printing from Virtual Box

Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
Mon Oct 9 02:47:06 UTC 2017


John,

Thanks for your suggestions.  But note that I can get to the printer from
Ubuntu on the laptop with the desktop suspend or powered off.  This means
to me that the printer is accessed from the laptop via wireless.  And it
works.  So to my thinking, the issue is between the guest win2k and the
host Ubuntu 16.04 on the laptop.  The fact that the printer is accessed
from the desktop via USB should be irrelevant.

-Denis

On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 10:36 AM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 08:38:57 -0700
> Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> dijo:
>
> >I have tried Add Printer. Chose Network Printer. It cannot find it.
> >Tried browsing; picking some names; no success.
> >Chose Local Printer.  It gives me that port list that does not have my
> >printer listed. Tried create a new port; got lost in the questions.
>
> I can offer suggestions for network connection only because I have no
> experience printing via USB.
>
> Usually the Ubuntu Add printer GUI will find the printer on the network,
> although it is slower than the second coming. I've had it take up to
> five minutes, so give it lots of time to find the printer on your
> network. And, of course, be sure the printer is turned on and actually
> connected to the network. Also, there is usually a place in the
> printer's menu to set the printer's IP address, which I strongly
> recommend. Once you have set its IP address you can verify that it's
> really connected with a simple ping. And a simple suggestion, write its
> IP address on a slip of paper and tape it to somewhere obvious on the
> printer. With its address set in the printer your router will always
> give it that address. And speaking of its IP address, nothing is going
> to find the printer if its IP address points to the wrong network,
> another reason for setting its IP address manually.
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