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Brother HL-L2305w Laser Printer for CUPS

OS: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, 64 bit

GNOME: 3.36.8

Used linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-2 to install drivers.

Printer and laptop are connected to the same WiFi SSID network. Test prints can be made directly from the printer but not from the laptop.

Note: This printer was previously connected to a Windows machine and one test print indicates that the Windows drivers are still installed.

$ avahi-discover
Browsing domain 'local' on -1.-1 ...
Browsing for services of type '_http._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0 ...
Browsing for services of type '_ipp._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0 ...
Browsing for services of type '_printer._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0 ...
Browsing for services of type '_pdl-datastream._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0 ...
Found service 'Brother HL-L2305 series' of type '_http._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0.
Found service 'Brother HL-L2305 series' of type '_ipp._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0.
Found service 'Brother HL-L2305 series' of type '_printer._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0.
Found service 'Brother HL-L2305 series' of type '_pdl-datastream._tcp' in domain 'local' on 3.0.

$ avahi-browse -rt _ipp._tcp
+   wlo1 IPv4 Brother HL-L2305 series                       Internet Printer     local
Failed to resolve service 'Brother HL-L2305 series' of type '_ipp._tcp' in domain 'local': Timeout reached

Recent dmesg: https://pastebin.com/gS2CQq0f

Here are the results of running the various commands suggested in this troubleshooting guide.

It seems that the laptop and printer cannot "see" each other so printing from the laptop is not possible. Solutions?

Maxximiliann
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  • Find the IP address of the printer from the printer's display and menu. Use the IP address to discover the printer in Ubuntu. – user68186 Mar 24 '21 at 15:50
  • Thanks for the suggestion.

    https://pastebin.com/xfSGhfJY

    Those are the results of running the various commands suggested in this troubleshooting guide: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems

    What's it all mean? :)

     – Maxximiliann Mar 24 '21 at 20:16
  • Please update your question with the link to the pastebin. The comments are our channel to reach you, you should always update the question and then start a comment with attention to the user you are responding to with "@user68186" for example, so that I am notified. It means the IP address of the printer is 10.0.0.110. Try to add the printer following How to configure a network printer in Ubuntu 14.04 and update your question with the results. Note the pictures in this answer may not match yours. – user68186 Mar 24 '21 at 20:43

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@user68186's referral to this guide led me to the solution. In particular, adding the printer's IP address via the "Find Network Printer" feature did the trick! Thanks so much! :)

Maxximiliann
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