[cups] getting printer information

[Matt Zagrabelny]

Ping?

Thanks for any help!

-m

On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 2:46 PM Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello CUPS!
>
> Running cups 2.4.7-1.
>
> On my laptop, connecting to my cups print server, in the status section of
> the print dialogue box I am getting:
>
> Getting printer information...
>
> It never finishes getting the printer information. The mouse pointer has
> the "spinning" icon.
>
> I do see the printer via:
>
> avahi-browse --all -r
>
> + wlp0s20f3 IPv6 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Internet
> Printer     local
> + wlp0s20f3 IPv4 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Internet
> Printer     local
> + wlp0s20f3 IPv6 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Secure
> Internet Printer local
> + wlp0s20f3 IPv4 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Secure
> Internet Printer local
> = wlp0s20f3 IPv6 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Internet
> Printer     local
>    hostname = [zed.local]
>
>    address = [fe80::dacb:8aff:fe5e:e4d4]
>
>    port = [631]
>
>    txt = ["printer-type=0x8090DE" "Collate=T" "Copies=T" "Duplex=T"
> "Color=T" "mopria-certified=1.3" "URF=V1.4,CP1,W8,PQ
> 4,SRGB24,RS600,DM1,FN3" "TLS=1.2"
> "UUID=95b6030b-a19f-38db-7f05-52126868f10b"
> "pdl=application/pdf,application/postscrip
> t,image/jpeg,image/png,image/pwg-raster,image/urf" "product=(ColorLaserJet
> M253-M254)" "priority=0" "note=Basement" "adm
> inurl=https://zed.local.:631/printers/HP_ColorLaserJet_M253-M254" "ty=HP
> ColorLaserJet M253-M254 Postscript (recommended
> )" "rp=printers/HP_ColorLaserJet_M253-M254" "qtotal=1" "txtvers=1"]
>
> = wlp0s20f3 IPv4 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Internet
> Printer     local
>    hostname = [zed.local]
>
>    address = [192.168.0.254]
>
>    port = [631]
>
>    txt = ["printer-type=0x8090DE" "Collate=T" "Copies=T" "Duplex=T"
> "Color=T" "mopria-certified=1.3" "URF=V1.4,CP1,W8,PQ
> 4,SRGB24,RS600,DM1,FN3" "TLS=1.2"
> "UUID=95b6030b-a19f-38db-7f05-52126868f10b"
> "pdl=application/pdf,application/postscrip
> t,image/jpeg,image/png,image/pwg-raster,image/urf" "product=(ColorLaserJet
> M253-M254)" "priority=0" "note=Basement" "adm
> inurl=https://zed.local.:631/printers/HP_ColorLaserJet_M253-M254" "ty=HP
> ColorLaserJet M253-M254 Postscript (recommended
> )" "rp=printers/HP_ColorLaserJet_M253-M254" "qtotal=1" "txtvers=1"]
>
> = wlp0s20f3 IPv6 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Secure
> Internet Printer local
>    hostname = [zed.local]
>
>    address = [fe80::dacb:8aff:fe5e:e4d4]
>
>    port = [631]
>
>    txt = ["printer-type=0x8090DE" "Collate=T" "Copies=T" "Duplex=T"
> "Color=T" "mopria-certified=1.3" "URF=V1.4,CP1,W8,PQ
> 4,SRGB24,RS600,DM1,FN3" "TLS=1.2"
> "UUID=95b6030b-a19f-38db-7f05-52126868f10b"
> "pdl=application/pdf,application/postscrip
> t,image/jpeg,image/png,image/pwg-raster,image/urf" "product=(ColorLaserJet
> M253-M254)" "priority=0" "note=Basement" "adm
> inurl=https://zed.local.:631/printers/HP_ColorLaserJet_M253-M254" "ty=HP
> ColorLaserJet M253-M254 Postscript (recommended
> )" "rp=printers/HP_ColorLaserJet_M253-M254" "qtotal=1" "txtvers=1"]
>
> = wlp0s20f3 IPv4 HP ColorLaserJet M253-M254 @ zed              Secure
> Internet Printer local
>    hostname = [zed.local]
>
>    address = [192.168.0.254]
>
>    port = [631]
>
> [...]
>
> I can successfully print from a different laptop on my network.
>
> I have disabled the (nftables) firewall on my laptop and the status of
> this problem does not change.
>
> What am I missing to debug this further?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> -m
>