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I've got the same problem with the Brother HL-1430 that is connected to my CH3SNAS - it just won't show up under "Printer Info" in the "Status" page.

I'd be thankful for any piece of advice...

Last edited by Raider_MXD (2008-05-07 00:02:57)

If you have fun_plug loaded you can examine the dmesg.out file - this should show some information relating to what was detected on the USB port - I'd also like to take this opportunity to point out that not all printers will work with a print server, but that I suspect it may be possible to get a printer that is not recognized by the DNS-323 to work with it.

Search the forum - there are a couple of threads pertaining to printers not functioning (as different to not being recognized) with details on how to create the missing /.lpd folder (if you're running fw 1.04) and to redirect the port on Windows to the DNS-323.

If you don't find what you need let me know - I'm a little pressed for time right now, I could locate the threads and provide links later on - perhpas during the evening.

If you have a printer that is not working please do provide the dmesg.out. Any information can be useful in fixing compatibility since we are unable to test all printers on the market .

OK - I'm not familiar with the CH3NAS - but - we'll proceed on the basis that it is similar to the DNS-323, and you can work out the differences as they relate to the different firmware.

See the instructions in this thread - http://dns323.kood.org/forum/t1943-cann … 10%29.html - posts #2 & #7

Also try connecting it through a USB 1.1 hub.  Some full speed USB devices do not work with the DNS HW A1, which I think is what the CH3SNAS has (though I have never seen one).  Anyway, the error you are getting (-71) is the same that some USB 2.0 flash drives and hard drives get on the old hardware, and they are corrected by slowing them down with a hub.

Hope you can help me in the future. I've got a post and you may know the answer. Unlike others, I won't play games and send you off to websites.

Anyway, your printer problems has to do with type of laser printers.

Most laser printers, like the lexmark mentioned above, have Fonts built-in. These printers can stand alone and as long as the server (PC) can build a print job, the printer's print engine will handle it from there. These printer's print engine work very nicely with non-Microsoft OSs; namely Linux, and therefore are the USB printers which have no problem reporting to the server PC.

Other printers are "GUI/GDI" printers with very little (if any) brains about print jobs or anything. They are built to only be driven by specialized "GUI/GDI" aware programs. These, ofor obvious reasons, are the most in-expensive of all of the lasers you could possibly buy. And, most (if not all) will NOT work in a Linux environment; especially this one.

Advice, look for a laser that has its own fonts and is NOT a GUI-GDI laser printer. Most (if not all) of these will work very nicely with the way you're trying to use your NAS.

fordem wrote:

OK - I'm not familiar with the CH3NAS - but - we'll proceed on the basis that it is similar to the DNS-323, and you can work out the differences as they relate to the different firmware.

See the instructions in this thread - http://dns323.kood.org/forum/t1943-cann … 10%29.html - posts #2 & #7

Unfortunately that doesn't help, thanks anyway.

I have not yet gotten my hands on a USB 1.1 hub, but I'll see to that