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I have an old Brother laser printer that's been doing fine and doesn't need to be replaced, but it only supports USB. Is there a device besides an old computer/laptop that would make it a shared wireless printer that supports windows machines well? I'm pretty sure i could come up with something myself, but i would prefer an off-the-shelf solution that handles updates and bugs without needing any attention from me.

Edit: Raspberry Pi 5 ordered!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cups when u add a printer figures that all out and gets the appropriate driver and things u need to print.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It didn’t and I ended up with a generic driver that’s lacking a lot of function. Not the worst, and it mostly does what I need.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oof unlucky. Did it not have ur printer in the setup wizard. Whats missing from the generic driver?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Looks like toner status and some other notifications.