Thanks, Ted.
I knew there was an Internet protocol that addressed printing...I just couldn't remember the name. I agree, opening a port for this specific option seems goofy though. The Google Cloud Printing looks really promising and there are a huge number of printers from many different manufacturers that support it. In fact, I installed a new Samsung printer yesterday that supports cloud printing by Google.
Mike
Ted Roche wrote:
Mike:
Several of the printer manufacturers offer the equivalent of Cloud Print, like HP Mobile Printing:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/mobility/overview.html?jumpid=va_r11400_mobilep...
So, you might want to check if the manufacturer offers something similar.
Failing that, you can use IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) if your router supports it.
Bear in mind any of these solutions open holes in firewalls to let things through, and need to be reviewed carefully.
On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Mike Copeland mike@ggisoft.com wrote:
I have a client who wants to be able to print from his computer to a network-connected laser printer. No problem...except, the network printer is in a different city 105 miles away.
I can think up a few "Rube Goldberg" solutions, but I'm guessing that there is already a way...is there a "Windows Way" to do this?
Many thanks for any brain cycles.
Mike Copeland
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