how to get a Brother MFC5460CN to work for network sharing

[Oliver Devoogdt]

2010/9/29 Cybe R. Wizard <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com>

> On Tue, 01 Jan 2002 20:05:06 -0600
> Scott Berry <scottbb1973 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello there,
> >
> > We have a Brother MFC5460CN here and we need to use it as a network
> > share but the drivers are not available when you set up the printer
> > from System/Admin/Printers. I know where the drivers are that are
> > Linux based but how do you get the network side to see thisprinter.
> > The printer is a Samba share and Cups is able to see the printer fine
> > and says that the sharing is okay.
> >
> Hi, Scott,
>        I can't help with the printer although I do know that Brother
> has the drivers for most if not all of their printers, BUT (and it is a
> big but) you'll probably get more help if your messages are dated
> currently.  My mail client is sorted by date and I danged near lost
> your message which is dated 2002.
> I hope you can get the help you need and I hope the back-dated message
> doesn't hurt your chances.
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
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Here you have all info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BrotherDriverPackaging
You can always look on the brother website as well, they support linux very
well.


O.
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