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On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 13:21 +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > My main computer has a printer linked to it by USB. My wife has her own > laptop which is linked by wifi. This works well. > > Previously I had my printer (the same one) linked by parallel cable and > my wife could ask for a document to be printed via my printer. This > worked. Now that I have changed to a USB cable I am having problems > getting the printer to be recognised by the laptop. > > Main computer is running Mint KDE. The laptop is running Mint Xfce. I am > puzzled as to why it worked OK before but now, when I try to set up the > link from the laptop it does not find the printer. And yes, I realise > that the main computer and the printer should be both powered up. > > Does anyone have any suggestions please? > > Thanks > > Neil > you can use Cups from a web browser justtype in "localhost:631" inthe browser address bar You may get asked for a password as admin to set up a shared printer -- ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Skype minions_shop www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq