[Installation] not able to find printer

[Maegoofy]

I am a new be to the kubuntu system, and I'm trying to install my printer but I'm having issues actually installing it. The computer sees the printer's driver and description but it isn't finding either the connection or the location.2
lpd://66.188.205.113/queue and it is not a basic plug in play and it gives the options and has the driver there sounds like i might have to install the with a http or other options since my connection is set to dchp

Thanks for the help and any good options

[GreyGeek]

You are not clear. What is the make and model of your printer? How are you attempting to connect to it, USB or Wireless? What software have you added or removed in an attempt to connect it?

[jlittle]

lpd://66.188.205.113/... dchp

68.188. 205.113 looks like a an Internet address, with a big I, but your mention of dhcp implies a local network, which would usually be 192.168.*.* or 10.*.*.*.
If that is an external IP, Kubuntu won't find the printer on a LAN like that. IME the easiest way to connect is to use a router's functions to fix the printer's address on the LAN, (so that it doesn't change as different devices come and go) then let Kubuntu find it by searching the LAN.

Regards, John Little

[Teunis]

There is a limited number of local addresses and 68.* is not among them:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

Private IPv4 addresses

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has directed the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to reserve the following IPv4 address ranges for private networks:^[1](p4)

24-bit block	10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255	16777216	10.0.0.0/8 (255.0.0.0)	24 bits	8 bits	single class A network
20-bit block	172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255	1048576	172.16.0.0/12 (255.240.0.0)	20 bits	12 bits	16 contiguous class B networks
16-bit block	192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255	65536	192.168.0.0/16 (255.255.0.0)	16 bits	16 bits	256 contiguous class C networks

Although the standard for class A and class B networks specify 8- and 12-bit masks respectively, it is common to subdivide these and assign other masks internally, resulting in a number of smaller subnets (e.g. 10.0.0.0/24, with room for thousands of 256-host subnets).
Minutes ago I installed my Xerox printer

Minutes ago I installed my Xerox printer by first installing the Xerox driver downloaded from their website. next switching the printer on followed by opening System settings and going to the printer tab.
There I clicked on Hardware/ Printers/ add printer and after a minute or so it was recognised.
Last I selected it as the Standard Printer.

By memory I believe it went similar with earlier HP and Epson printers except that the HP drivers are already part of the Kernel and don't need an additional driver.

[Teunis]

Oops, 2nd submission, sorry...