[cups.general] DeviceURI socket://192.168.x.x:9100 not available on debian system

[Michael R Sweet]

Roger Dellor wrote:
>  
> I am attempting to install a networked hp printer (P2015dn) under a
> debian cups installation and am having problems.  The installation will
> not let me set the DeviceURI to socket://192..168.x.x:9100, which I think
> is the correct setting.  lpinfo -v gives the following output:
> 
> direct hp:/no_device_found
> network http
> network ipp
> network lpd
> direct parallel:/dev/lp0
> direct canon:/dev/lp0
> direct epson:/dev/lp0
> file cups-pdf:/
> network smb
> 
> a "network socket" line is missing.
> 
>  From where is lpstat -v getting this information?  How do I upgrade?

"socket" has been in since v1.0.  Look in the backend directory (which
*should* be /usr/lib/cups/backend) and make sure all of the backends
are there and executable.

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Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer