Printing from linux to Dlink print server

We have a Dlink DI-713P as part of our home wireless setup. This controls
our laser printer.

I have linux (Redhat 9) installed on my notebook. I can connect to the
network just fine, but, I can't print to the print server. Apparently, the
Dlink ships with proprietary Windows-based software.

The web site (Dlink) indicates that there's a way to print on Linux:

http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1084

The D-Link router is a port redirector. For Linux you should be printing
to the IP of the router (192.168.0.1) and the port named lp (lower case L
and P).

Unfortunately this configuration is not supported by D-Link Tech Support.
Please visit the open-source community for more information on port based
printing.

The options I'm given under KDE for printers (I'm not used to working with
printers via either terminal commands or editing files directly) are:

local
CUPS (IPP)
Windows (SMB)
Unix (LPD)
Novell (NPC)
JetDirect

I haven't yet found one with a combination of IP address and "lp" that
work. At work, I'm able to print via CUPS (IPP), by setting both the
server and the queue to the IP address of the printer. Trying that didn't
work for me for the Dlink router, either.

Gwen

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> The D-Link router is a port redirector. For Linux you should be printing
> to the IP of the router (192.168.0.1) and the port named lp (lower case L
> and P).

For reference, 'lp' is the name of the default linux print spool. By
saying that, it gives me a hint that they're either emulated an LPD
version on the router, or the router itself is linux/UNIX based.

>
> Unfortunately this configuration is not supported by D-Link Tech Support.
> Please visit the open-source community for more information on port based
> printing.
>
> The options I'm given under KDE for printers (I'm not used to working with
> printers via either terminal commands or editing files directly) are:
>
> local
> CUPS (IPP)
> Windows (SMB)
> Unix (LPD)
> Novell (NPC)
> JetDirect

Since it's a print server, I would first try JetDirect. JetDirect is an HP
standard for print/scan/etc servers that is actually very useful and well
developed. It works via normal TCP/IP, port 9100. lpd ("UNIX") works on
port 515, and is the second one that I would try. You can also telnet to
port 515 and port 9100 on the router/print server; if either responds, use
the service that matches that port.

Good luck!

Wes

yhetti at shevix dot net