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Thread: Wireless Printing to Deskjet 6980 won't work.

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    Wireless Printing to Deskjet 6980 won't work.

    Here's the situation, I have 2 wireless networks currently, one is an airport extreme with the hp deskjet attached to it. The other is a wrt54g, which I use on mu linux box for internet. The issue is, when I switch networks, I can't seem to print to the deskjet, and it is not detected in the printing scan. This makes printing things from my linux box very tedious since i have to transfer the file to another computer and print it from either osx or windows. Any help or tip[s would be greatly appreciated.
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    Re: Wireless Printing to Deskjet 6980 won't work.

    I believe you need to install the hplip package and configure the printer through that.
    How is the printer connected? I'm somewhat familar with the AP Extreme but I forget if they had a usb port too-I guess the deskjet has an ethernet connection?

    Re-reading your post I find this a little confusing:
    The other is a wrt54g, which I use on mu linux box for internet. The issue is, when I switch networks, I can't seem to print to the deskjet, and it is not detected in the printing scan.
    How are you switching networks? Maybe give a little more detail about your network and computer set up.
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    Re: Wireless Printing to Deskjet 6980 won't work.

    It's two wireless networks, I should ahve said that. The deskjet is connected to the airport extreme via ethernet. So i need to print wirelessly through the airport from linux.
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    Re: Wireless Printing to Deskjet 6980 won't work.

    I still can't figure this out, anyone else have any ideas?
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    Re: Wireless Printing to Deskjet 6980 won't work.

    UPDATE: It was detected using the hp-toolbox tool for setup, now it works.
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