Hi!
I managed to easily install Brother MFC 9330 DW drivers and print from it with USB.
I as well installed the same printer as an wifi printer. With ease.
The problem is - before I even started to install anything I could not ping it.
I have 3 systems at work - macOS and Windows aside of my Manjaro.
I can ping the IP from them, can’t from Linux
To sum up:
I can print with USB connection from my Linux box.
I can ping (and print) from Mac and Win boxes.
I can’t ping from Manjaro
Back to work today. I checked firewall settings and, since it is vanilla one, just incoming is blocked.
I have no clue why I can’t ping to it only from Linux box
What is strange - a Chromebook can ping it, but can’t print (even with USB). Me with Manjaro can print from USB but not ping … confused
P.S: I know that printing and pinging in that case have nothing in common.
But I still can’t figure out why only my system have problem pinging a device, when mac, windows and chrombook can …
I have dynamic, printer has static. Correct.
I am in the same network as all machines (the printer, all macs, windows machines, chromebooks and my Manjaro).
So I will assume I have the same netmask.
(Automatic Private IP Addressing) The Windows function that provides DHCP autoconfiguration addressing. APIPA assigns a class B IP address from 169.254. 0.0 to 169.254. 255.255 to the client when a DHCP server is either permanently or temporarily unavailable.
So… I assumed that since I can print from all other devices I can ping the address.
I can’t.
I have send the printing task from my work mac while pinging.
I could print without a problem.
Ping from mac while it was printing ended up the same way as on my Manjaro. 20 pings sent from macOS, 0 came back. The IP address is not reachable.
And I do not understand how. I can print, I can’t ping.
From Manjaro - I am connected to the same AP, router address is the same, network the same.
No ping and still can’t print.
The task stuck and I cancelled it after waiting for 20 min.
What is wrong?
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I am using the IP visible on the printer. I used it to connect my Mac and Windows.
So I can reach this address while installing the printer on a Mac and Windows.
I can’t ping it from Mac and Manjaro.
And I can’t print from Manjaro.
you have to understand that different ports are used in the network. A device is not either accessible or not accessible, but individual ports can be blocked or enabled for individual directions with a firewall.
Your admin explicitly blocked ping (trying to hide the printer)
He expressly allowed the ports required for printing. (some do that)
But there are different print services that use different ports for printing. (That’s outside of my comfort zone. I can’t help in detail there)