HP printer uses port 515 - cups port 631!

[Michael Sweet]

dil green wrote:
> ...
> Mac can ping printer - 192.168.1.115. Port scan of printer reports:
> 23 - telnet
> 515 - printing
> 9100 - hp-pdl-datastr
> 
> Do I need to change the port the printer uses (can't see a way to do this -even using full on WebJetAdmin HP software), or make Cups use port 515? (have been into cupsd.conf but dare not change anything).
> 
> I am NOT a unix head! just a poor mac user who is in too deep - have looked through all Gimp and CUPS FAQ's forums etc for relevant questions without success - can you help?

You'll need to LPD (lpd://192.168.1.115/raw) or AppSocket
(socket://192.168.1.115) instead of IPP to talk with this printer.

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