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shawndoggy, from your wording it seems that you have your printer directly connected to your Windows machine. Can you please confirm that? (This should be known to people who are trying to set up a stand-alone 5440CN, i.e. directly connected to a hub/switch/router, because the above information may then not apply to them.)
I found this article to be comforting and humorous. The author has written several books on programming and Unix/Linux. While it won't help this particular problem, it is a good read (and explains why we are all dumbfounded by what should be a simple task). Check it out: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
Regarding the installation of an MFC420CN (MFC 420 CN) printer as a network printer. If you are trying to share the printer with a windows or other machine.... Obviously make sure you have both samba and cups correctly installed. Two configuration files of great interest are: /etc/samba/smb.conf and /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. If you are unsure of the settings please see the man files by typing man cupsd.conf or man smb.conf it is important that security is set to user, and that you have added the user by typing: sudo smbpasswd -a (username) you will need to set up a password. Proper set up requires both a USB and network cable to be attached to the printer. When you have properly set this up it will show as a network printer, and you will see this: usb:/dev/usb/lp0 in the field. Ensure you have completed all steps on brother's linux driver website... lpr driver first, and then cupswrapper. Good luck.
This is funny my dad, just purchased this exact model last week. Unfortunately, it works perfectly with windows. All you have to do is put the cd in the drive and click a couple of button's to get it to install. Well, at least they made driver's for linux.
Originally Posted by djur Regarding the installation of an MFC420CN (MFC 420 CN) printer as a network printer. ... Proper set up requires both a USB and network cable to be attached to the printer. Hmm... are you sure about this? My beliefs have been that you either set it up with a USB cable and share it via the connected computer (presumably with Samba) or you use a network cable and it's equally available to all computers. I have set up my MFC-410CN as a network printer using only a network cable; there was no need for USB cables or Samba and both Linux and Windows computers on the network can print to it.
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Originally Posted by djur Regarding the installation of an MFC420CN (MFC 420 CN) printer as a network printer. If you are trying to share the printer with a windows or other machine.... Obviously make sure you have both samba and cups correctly installed. Huh??? The 420CN is already a network printer i.e. it has a print server built in. Why would you need another machine from which to share it? The only reason I can think of to use the USB connection directly (instead of the Ethernet network connection) is to utilize the scanner. There might be a reason; I just can't think of it... The reason I know this is because I'm using it right now with a network connection. My network settings look like this:
I followed the HowTo for my DCP-115C and its working fine now hehehe Thanks But I have a question....for scaning?!! :S:S Sorry if my english suX!!! I tried to write in my best way
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shawndoggy, from your wording it seems that you have your printer directly connected to your Windows machine. Can you please confirm that? (This should be known to people who are trying to set up a stand-alone 5440CN, i.e. directly connected to a hub/switch/router, because the above information may then not apply to them.) You are correct. While the MFC 5440CN can be hooked directly to a router, mine is not. It's plugged into the back of my XP box using a usb cable.
Originally Posted by marcw Huh??? The 420CN is already a network printer i.e. it has a print server built in. Why would you need another machine from which to share it? The only reason I can think of to use the USB connection directly (instead of the Ethernet network connection) is to utilize the scanner. There might be a reason; I just can't think of it... The reason I know this is because I'm using it right now with a network connection. My network settings look like this: That's right. As far as I know, to do that you have to have the printer set up on a static IP (not necessarily with your ISP, but within your internal network), and that static IP should not be within the range that DHCP is assigning. The method with both the USB and network cable attached will work with DHCP. It may be possible to get it working in such a manner with just the network cable if there is I don't know it, but whenever I disconnect either cable this scenario does not work for me. Thanks for posting that thumbnail though. If someone wants to do a static IP, that is probably a more stable method.. I sometimes have to restart samba or cups because this set up can sometimes revert to a "local printer" if there is some temporary network problem when the computer boots.
Originally Posted by darrenrxm This is funny my dad, just purchased this exact model last week. Unfortunately, it works perfectly with windows. All you have to do is put the cd in the drive and click a couple of button's to get it to install. Well, at least they made driver's for linux. Funny, in a sad sort of way. I hear you. My understanding is: the hardware company hands the task of software creation to a 3rd party. Windows users enjoy the bells and whistles. Linux users have to fend for themselves. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate Brother's downloadable Linux drivers. Coupled with Xsane it's a pretty decent replacement for the bundled Windows scanner software.
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