[olug] Brother HL-2240D

Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T jeffh at dundeemt.com
Sat Aug 31 02:38:54 UTC 2013


If your router supports DHCP reservations, then you can make that problem
go away.


On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Tom Williamson <twilliam at inebraska.com>wrote:

> I got a Brother HL-2270DW a while ago, and found downloads at the Brother
> website that had files for cups to use for installing the drivers. After
> doing that the printer has worked fine except for the times that the router
> reassigns the IP address, and I have to find where it was moved.This has
> wired and wireless connections, and I use it as a wired connection, using
> the wireless router for the wireless connection.
>
> These were two rpm files, one was labeled cupswrapper, the other had lpr
> in the name.
>
> I hope this helps,
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 2013-08-30 13:05, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote:
>
>> Have you exited and restarted libre since installing the printer?
>> On Aug 30, 2013 12:58 PM, "Kelly Williams" <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  it sees the printer but i can see it in libreoffice or other programs
>>> from
>>> the printer menu I click on the printer it will see it and then it will
>>> search for driver on the internet and then it won't install. I have been
>>> googleing around to see if I could find anything to make it work and
>>> found
>>> a few things but it didn't work.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/30/2013 12:39 PM, Sam Tetherow wrote:
>>>
>>>  MFC-7840W, HL-5250DN and an old MFC-410CN
>>>>
>>>> On 08/30/2013 12:32 PM, dekauff at cox.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Hmmm, Brother hasn't been known for playing nice with GNU/Linux . . .
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Sam Tetherow wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  All of the brother's stuff I have used has been discoverable by cups
>>>>>
>>>>>> and no additional drivers needed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 08/30/2013 12:28 PM, Kelly Williams wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Was it plug in play or did you have to install software...
>>>>>>> Kelly
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 8/30/2013 10:42 AM, Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  not with that model exactly, but I have a brother hl-5250dn that
>>>>>>>> works
>>>>>>>> quite well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Kelly Williams
>>>>>>>> <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>****wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  I just got a Brother Laser printer from a buddy of mine its a model
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> HL-2240D i'm running mint 13. Has anyone had any experience with
>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>> printer. I prefer HP but it was $25.00 with 7 toners.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kelly
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