[cups] Determine the correct IPP URI

Gene Heskett gheskett at wdtv.com
Sat Jul 18 07:46:40 PDT 2015


On Saturday 18 July 2015 10:17:33 Jorge Fábregas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I find the proper IPP URI for a network printer? I know that
> if I'm reaching  a CUPS print server that would be easy
> (ipp://IPADDRESS/printers/PRINTERNAME) but what if it's just a real
> printer (with IPP enabled).  Is it just trial & error?

For the address, query the printer at its own control panel.

> ipp://IPaddress  (with no path)
> ipp://IPaddress/ipp
> etc...?
>
> I tried to configure a Xerox D125 via IPP (with many possible URIs)
> but couldn't so I had to use "socket".  I'm done with that printer but
> I'm really curious if there's a way (a scanning tool or something)
> that would provide the IPP URI for a given printer.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Regards,
> Jorge
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