Printing from Win Mobile 5
Helge Blischke
h.blischke at acm.org
Sun Apr 4 03:29:02 PDT 2010
Ramon Gandia wrote:
> My Ubuntu 9.04 machine is hooked to a USB hp LaserJet 3030.
> It prints fine.
>
> I have shared it, and Windows XP machines can print to it at
> http://192.168.0.93:631/printers/hp-LaserJet-3030. No problems.
>
> The problem is from my Symbol MC70 barcode scanner. The application
> that runs on it allows for setting the IP:Port but no followint URI
> information. In other words I can set:
>
> 192.168.0.93:631
> BUT NOT
> 192.169.0.93:631/printers/hp-LaserJet-3030
>
> When I try to print just to the abbreviated IP:Port I get this in
> the error_log:
>
> E [03/Apr/2010:23:47:27 -0800] Missing printer-uri, job-uri, or ppd-name
> attribute! E [03/Apr/2010:23:47:27 -0800] Returning IPP
> client-error-bad-request for windows-ext (no URI) from 192.168.0.98 E
> [04/Apr/2010:00:00:15 -0800] Unable to encrypt connection from
> 192.168.0.86 - A record packet with illegal version was received.
>
> It would appear that I need to configure my Cups so it can use the
> shorter URI with no resource specified, or that I can redirect a request
> to base port 631 to the longer URI.
>
> I also thought of the APPSocket thing, but I am not sure this is
> appropriate. It apparently can use a simple IP:PORT assignment.
>
> Any ideas? Ramon. Nome, Alaska, USA
Can you post a sample file from your barcode scanner? Perhaps it is possible
to implement a [x]inetd driven port-9100 daemon that captures these files,
modifies then as needed and forwards them to CUPS.
I've done tings like that a couple of times already.
Helge
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