Is there any way to use my IPFire as printserver
I see there is nolonger access to CUPS, I got a new printer that is only usb or WiFi and dont want to install the WiFi drivers on all my devices, some don’t have WiFi
Connect the printer via USB to one of your machines (eg: desktop) and then share the printer over the network.
There’s a heap of resources on the net giving instructions on how to do that.
IMO best to avoid doing stuff with your IPF firewall other than firewalling. Others will have a differing opinion.
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You can also add a wifi card to your IPFire with the hostapd addon or a wifi access point on your Green network and connect your printer to it.
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Hi Phil
How will this share across the network, I have wifi in the server but not using it at the moment
1 - Network → Zone Configuration
Declare your Green → Bridge With Wlan and actual ethx for your Green
Reboot
2 - IPFire → Pakfire → Install hostapd addon
3 - IPFire → Wireless Acces Point
Configure your wifi access point on Green wifi card
4 - Connect your Printer to this Wifi AP
Declare DHCP Fixed lease for this printer
5 - The printer is now on your Green Network
Find it and install drivers on your PCs (example on windows 11)
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Hi Phil
You make it sound so easy, will wait for weekend to start this so I don’t mess it up
Thanks
Do you have a wireless AP?
If so connect to that.
Modern networked printers often don’t need drivers, if the printer is configured to get its IP via DHCP, on your LAN.
Try a print job, from one of your devices. It will likely find the printer and ascertain the key settings required for it.
Hi Rodney
Unfortunately my wife bought me printer without network so I will be following one of the above to add USB printer to the network