[GRLUG] {Disarmed} Re: off-topic: HP printer woes

[Godwin]

gman at birdofpray:/usr/lib/chromium-browser/plugins$ locate -i avahi-bookmarks
/usr/share/doc/python-avahi/examples/avahi-bookmarks.gz
gman at birdofpray:/usr/lib/chromium-browser/plugins$

copy it somewhere and "gunzip avahi-bookmarks.gz", then "chmod +x
avahi-bookmarks"
neat tool.

G-

On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 11:07 AM, John-Thomas Richards <jtr at jrichards.org>wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 09:42:07AM -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 20:18 -0400, John-Thomas Richards wrote:
> > > I just purchased and HP OfficeJet 4500 (without wireless).  When I
> > > connect it to my router I get nothing.  Zip.  No connection.  I can use
> > > the ethernet cable and connect my laptop and get an IP address.  The
> > > problem, then, seems to be in the printer.  I just got it today.  I've
> > > tried manually configuring the IP stuff and trying DHCP.  Nada.  Google
> > > has frustrated me.  Do any of you have any tips for getting this thing
> > > to connect to my network?
> >
> > Is it broadcasting for zeroconf/rendezvous/avahi?
> >
> > If you run "/usr/bin/avahi-bookmarks" and then point your browser to
> > http://127.0.0.1:8080/ do you see the device listed?
> > --
> > Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org> LPIC-1, Novell CLA
>
> No such file. :-\
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