Brother Laser Printer HL-L2340DW, wifi

[mawil10132]

Your initial post gave the impression you could not connect to your network with wireless. That obstacle seems to have been overcome. Good.

Now give the outputs of

avahi-browse -rt _ipp._tcp

avahi-browse -rt _uscan._tcp

driverless

Here's everything as it appeared on command lines;

mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ avahi-browse -rt _ipp._tcp
+ wlp2s0 IPv4 Brother HL-L2340D series Internet Printer local
= wlp2s0 IPv4 Brother HL-L2340D series Internet Printer local
hostname = [BRWD46A6A7561F9.local]
address = [192.168.1.84]
port = [631]
txt = ["print_wfds=T" "UUID=e3248000-80ce-11db-8000-d46a6a7561f9" "PaperMax=legal-A4" "kind=document,envelope,label" "URF=W8,CP1,IS4-1,MT1-3-4-5-8,OB10,PQ4,RS300-600,V1.3,DM1" "TBCP=F" "Transparent=T" "Binary=T" "PaperCustom=T" "Scan=F" "Fax=F" "Duplex=T" "Copies=T" "Color=F" "usb_CMD=PJL,HBP,URF" "usb_MDL=HL-L2340D series" "usb_MFG=Brother" "priority=25" "adminurl=http://BRWD46A6A7561F9.local./net/net/airprint.html" "product=(Brother HL-L2340D series)" "ty=Brother HL-L2340D series" "note=" "rp=ipp/print" "pdl=application/octet-stream,image/urf,image/pwg-raster" "qtotal=1" "txtvers=1"]
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ avahi-browse -rt _uscan._tcp
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ avahi-browse -rt _uscan._tcp
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ driverless
ipp://Brother%20HL-L2340D%20series._ipp._tcp.local/

[brian_p]

mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ driverless
ipp://Brother%20HL-L2340D%20series._ipp._tcp.local/

This output is a URI. Execute

lpadmin -p PRINT_Q_NAME -v URI -m everywhere

PRINT_Q_NAME may be anything you choose. URI is the output of the driverless command. Test printing to the queue with

lp -d PRINT_Q_NAME /etc/nsswitch.conf

How's that?

[mIk3_08]

you can also try this command, mawil10132:

lp -dBrother HL-L2340D .profile

[SeijiSensei]

I see my printer.

Good. You should be able to make it the default by using the administrative tools available through the web interface.

If you have problems finding a driver, you should run the Brother Install Tool for this printer: https://support.brother.com/g/b/down...s_eu_as&os=128

[mawil10132]

This output is a URI. Execute

lpadmin -p PRINT_Q_NAME -v URI -m everywhere

PRINT_Q_NAME may be anything you choose. URI is the output of the driverless command. Test printing to the queue with

lp -d PRINT_Q_NAME /etc/nsswitch.conf

How's that?

mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ lpadmin -p PRINT_Q_NAME -v URI -m everywhere
lpadmin: Bad printer URI "URI".
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ lp -d PRINT_Q_NAME /etc/nsswitch.conf
lp: No such file or directory
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$

[mawil10132]

Good. You should be able to make it the default by using the administrative tools available through the web interface.

If you have problems finding a driver, you should run the Brother Install Tool for this printer: https://support.brother.com/g/b/down...s_eu_as&os=128

mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ cd downloads
bash: cd: downloads: No such file or directory
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ cd home
bash: cd: home: No such file or directory
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ CD downloads
CD: command not found
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ gunzip linux-brprinter-installer-*.*.*-*.gz
gzip: linux-brprinter-installer-*.*.*-*.gz: No such file or directory
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ cd downloads
bash: cd: downloads: No such file or directory
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ gunzip linux-brprinter-installer-2.1.1-1.gz
gzip: linux-brprinter-installer-2.1.1-1.gz: No such file or directory
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ cd downloads gunzip linux-brprinter-installer-2.1.1-1.gz
bash: cd: too many arguments

[oldfred]

do ll or ls -l
# that is el not 1 nor cap I (eye) to see list of files & folder in /home.

You should see that Downloads folder has a cap D. In Linux case is important.

[CelticWarrior]

Linux/Unix is case sensitive.

Start with

cd Downloads

You should be able to figure out the rest from there.

[brian_p]

mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ lpadmin -p PRINT_Q_NAME -v URI -m everywhere
lpadmin: Bad printer URI "URI".
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$ lp -d PRINT_Q_NAME /etc/nsswitch.conf
lp: No such file or directory
mawil1013@mawil1013-Inspiron-5575:~$

As was indicated, PRINT_Q_NAME and URI are placeholders. You do not type them as you have done. Please read what I wrote, particularly regarding what is substituted for URI. You can substitute whatever you want for PRINT_Q_NAME - but not for URI.

[brian_p]

If you have problems finding a driver, you should run the Brother Install Tool for this printer:

This is a modern printer. Vendor drivers are completely unnecessary. But users love their drivers and still recommend them after having two years of driverless printing on Ubuntu. Progress retarded.