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On 22/09/2012 11:35 a.m., victor wrote:
> On 22/09/2012 11:12 a.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
>> I just had to empty the print queue to stop that error. So it is now
>> configured LPR. Still doesn't print.
>
> The queue name could also be printers/myprintername

'/' is not allowed

On 22/09/2012 11:32 a.m., victor wrote:
> On 22/09/2012 11:07 a.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
>
>>
>> BTW I just discovered that I can print from a Windows XP machine that
>> connects wirelessly to the router. So XP/wireless works, but W7/cable
>> does not. WTF???
>
> Windows 7 firewall maybe ?
> Add an exception for port 631
>
> http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7...s-7s-firewall/
>

Did that. No change.

On 22/09/2012 11:54 a.m., Enkidu wrote:
> On 21/09/12 20:29, Gib Bogle wrote:
>> On 21/09/2012 8:05 p.m., victor wrote:
>>> On 21/09/2012 7:31 p.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
>>>> Maybe I'm missing something obvious. According to the info, it should
>>>> be possible to connect a USB printer to the USB port on my Vodafone
>>>> ADSL
>>>> router. I can set up the router with the Canon PIXMA iP3000 connected,
>>>> but there seems to be no way to get Windows 7 to detect the printer. I
>>>> spent a couple of hours trying every avenue, then a Vodafone tech
>>>> support person spent another half hour. I've now pretty much convinced
>>>> myself that it will not work, but I'd like to know why.
>>>>
>>>> Does the printer need some extra capabilities (ethernet?) to work when
>>>> plugged in to the router? My aim is to be able to access the printer
>>>> wirelessly without the Windows 7 machine needing to be awake.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Gib
>>>
>>> Autodetection doesn't always work.
>>>
>>> I think your router has a cups print server so what you do on the client
>>> device you want to print from is use "add network printer" with the url
>>> http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/myprinter where myprinter is the name of
>>> the printer you enter in the share printer page of the router web ui.
>>
>> Yes, that's what Vodafone says. I've done that (a few times) and the
>> Vodafone tech support gal did it too. I've also tried following this
>> guy's procedure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7v5VGO6SAg
>> (but with 192.162.1.1:631). All such attempts lead nowhere.
>>
>> Interestingly with the current situation when I try to print something
>> it doesn't give an immediate error, the print queue status is
>> "Printing", but the printer doesn't react - no lights flash, nothing -
>> and after a while the status changes to "Error-Printing". It looks as
>> if the router thinks it is sending data to the printer, but the printer
>> doesn't receive anything. I've tried a couple of different USB sockets
>> on the router - it isn't clear which should be used, or if there is a
>> difference.
>>
>> Do you think any USB printer should work?
>>
> Your router has more than one USB socket? Usually there is only one.
> What model is it?

It's a PIXMA iP3000. There are three USB sockets. One on the back next
to the other sockets, one on the edge, and one at the top on the back,
hidden under a removable cover.

On 22/09/2012 11:35 a.m., victor wrote:
> On 22/09/2012 11:12 a.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
>> I just had to empty the print queue to stop that error. So it is now
>> configured LPR. Still doesn't print.
>
> The queue name could also be printers/myprintername

I have noticed that, presumably as a result of my many and varied
attempts, two TCP ports show up in the Prinet Server Properties list of
ports.
They are both the same port, http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/CANON, but
they have different descriptions. One is "Standard TCP/IP Port", the
other is "Internet Port". I can't delete either - "The requested
resource is in use"

The printer properties port list has the "Standard TCP/IP Port" ticked.
The other is in the list as well, not tickable. I have no idea
whether this duplication is needed or erroneous.

On 22/09/2012 11:58 a.m., Enkidu wrote:
....
> :631 is the printer port number. The router is normally accessed from a
> browser on the PC usually port 80 or 443 (http://... or https://....).
> It is possible (but not likely) that the router could block port 631
> (hence printer access) but not the browser access on port 80 or 443.

I'm just following Vodafone's explicit instructions. You'd think they
might know ...

On 22/09/2012 12:23 p.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
> On 22/09/2012 11:32 a.m., victor wrote:
>> On 22/09/2012 11:07 a.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> BTW I just discovered that I can print from a Windows XP machine that
>>> connects wirelessly to the router. So XP/wireless works, but W7/cable
>>> does not. WTF???
>>
>> Windows 7 firewall maybe ?
>> Add an exception for port 631
>>
>> http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7...s-7s-firewall/
>>
>
> Did that. No change.

try raw instead of lpr ?

On 22/09/2012 1:31 p.m., victor wrote:
> On 22/09/2012 12:23 p.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
>> On 22/09/2012 11:32 a.m., victor wrote:
>>> On 22/09/2012 11:07 a.m., Gib Bogle wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> BTW I just discovered that I can print from a Windows XP machine that
>>>> connects wirelessly to the router. So XP/wireless works, but W7/cable
>>>> does not. WTF???
>>>
>>> Windows 7 firewall maybe ?
>>> Add an exception for port 631
>>>
>>> http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7...s-7s-firewall/
>>>
>>
>> Did that. No change.
>
> try raw instead of lpr ?

Tried that too. There isn't much I haven't tried.

On 22/09/2012 1:48 p.m., Gib Bogle wrote:

>
> Tried that too. There isn't much I haven't tried.
>
Indeed

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:31:33 +1200, Gib Bogle
<> wrote:

>Maybe I'm missing something obvious. According to the info, it should
>be possible to connect a USB printer to the USB port on my Vodafone ADSL
>router. I can set up the router with the Canon PIXMA iP3000 connected,
>but there seems to be no way to get Windows 7 to detect the printer. I
>spent a couple of hours trying every avenue, then a Vodafone tech
>support person spent another half hour. I've now pretty much convinced
>myself that it will not work, but I'd like to know why.
>
>Does the printer need some extra capabilities (ethernet?) to work when
>plugged in to the router? My aim is to be able to access the printer
>wirelessly without the Windows 7 machine needing to be awake.
>
>Thanks
>Gib



Here is Info and you can dnload a different manual from

http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/huawei.hg556a

Huawei HG556a

This should also link to the other manual


Just search HG556a


Stacks of links and Help

On 22/09/2012 5:22 p.m., Frank Williams wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:31:33 +1200, Gib Bogle
> <> wrote:
>
>> Maybe I'm missing something obvious. According to the info, it should
>> be possible to connect a USB printer to the USB port on my Vodafone ADSL
>> router. I can set up the router with the Canon PIXMA iP3000 connected,
>> but there seems to be no way to get Windows 7 to detect the printer. I
>> spent a couple of hours trying every avenue, then a Vodafone tech
>> support person spent another half hour. I've now pretty much convinced
>> myself that it will not work, but I'd like to know why.
>>
>> Does the printer need some extra capabilities (ethernet?) to work when
>> plugged in to the router? My aim is to be able to access the printer
>> wirelessly without the Windows 7 machine needing to be awake.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Gib
>
>
>
> Here is Info and you can dnload a different manual from
>
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/huawei.hg556a
>
> Huawei HG556a
>
> This should also link to the other manual
>
>
> Just search HG556a
>
>
> Stacks of links and Help
>
>

That site is all about OpenWrt, with a very little bit of info about the
HG556a. My setup is working for XP, but not for W7, which makes me
think it's probably a Windows issue. I've posted to the Vodafone
Devices forum - the tech gurus there should be able to debug it.