• Connecting a wireless printer!
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My parents have this printer that they wan't to connect, i can do it via a USB cable but i don't know how to make it wireless. I did it back when they had vista. I have the installation CD for it but it contains .DLL files. Linux can't run that. (I think? If it can how do i do that?) Please help me Facepunch!
[QUOTE=Moofy;32620339]My parents have this printer that they wan't to connect, i can do it via a USB cable but i don't know how to make it wireless. I did it back when they had vista. I have the installation CD for it but it contains .DLL files. Linux can't run that. (I think? If it can how do i do that?) Please help me Facepunch![/QUOTE] can you use it a a network printer? If not, how on earth can you expect us to help if you don't even tell us what printer it is?
[QUOTE=BrainDeath;32622527]can you use it a a network printer? If not, how on earth can you expect us to help if you don't even tell us what printer it is?[/QUOTE] Sorry, it's a HP deskjet 3050 all-in-one series. I used CUPS, and it worked so i am fine from here now.
Use HPLIP, You get things like ink stats and such.
[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;32628291]Use HPLIP, You get things like ink stats and such.[/QUOTE]Is it like CUPS? I mean my parents just need to print at some points.
If you have CUPS set up, then I wouldn't worry too much. [url=http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html]Here's a link to HPLIP if you want it.[/url]
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