Printers -- Online?

[microchip]

Is there any way that I could put JUST my printer on the web, so that I could print to it from any computer with web access, and not put my computer up for viewing so I can get info stolen? TY 4 responses.

[WMD]

There exists something called Internet Printing Protocol.  It's used to share printers over a LAN.  Theoretically, you could open a port on your firewall and memorize your IP address, and it would work.  IIRC, though, Windows doesn't allow this (hosting or access) by default.  It's a little hidden.

[microchip]

Interesting. Where would I find it. (i'm on my XP right now, but I do have a 98 and a Red Hat if those are easier...)

[microchip]

I did a search for IPP and it turned up 15 ASP files, and 4 notepad files, of which most look alot like (i think) PHP. The 15 ASP's my computer does not recognize, but they are probably to be run on the web. How might I call Upon this service. It has all these files on my system! It has to be here somewhere! I just know it!

[WMD]

It would probably be easier to have the printer on the Linux system with CUPS.  (Either that or that's the only way I know how to do it... :p )

If you set the printer up on the Linux box, as a typical printer, it automatically is shared via IPP.  That way, you should be able to say 192.168.0.x/ as the IPP options on the other computer.  For a Linux client, CUPS allows this from the get-go.

For Windows clients, it's a bit tougher.  By default Windows expects that all network printers use SMB.  What you have to do, is set up said printer as a local printer (ignoring that it's not local) and go to its properties, Ports tab, and add a TCP/IP port with the information.  I assume all this asks for a password at some point.

More information: http://localhost:631/sum.html  (obviously, click on that from a CUPS-enabled Linux system)

[microchip]

The only prob with that is that I run through a router w/ a dynamic IP. Couldn't I (in theory) set it up as a domain name instead of an IP (for example, my personal webspace)

[WMD]

If you can get the domain name to resolve to your dynamic IP address (much like I do with my website), you can do it.  dydns.org and cjb.net do this for free.

[microchip]

Tyvm Wmd.

[WMD]

And thank YOU for making me look up "tyvm" on Google. :p

[microchip]

lol

[Kintaro]

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