printer - broadband router

[Warren Block]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2011, Polytropon wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:55:02 -0600 (MDT), Warren Block wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 Jul 2011, Franci Nabalanci wrote:
>>
>>> I am so sorry it was my mistake: the printer is HP Business inkjet 3000.
>>
>> That printer supports PCL and maybe even PostScript.  Make sure it has
>> DNS.  Entries in /etc/hosts should be adequate.  Set it with a fixed IP
>> address or through DHCP.
>>
>> The rest is CUPS, which I don't use.
>
> You don't even have to use CUPS.

Yes, but OP had already installed it.  If CUPS is not a requirement, 
lpr/lpd work very well:
http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/lpdprinting.html