I would like to be able to print on the remote network

KVM
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Using the browser I can upload and store files on the KVM on the remote network.
For my father in law, he doesn't print often, so it would be useful if I could use the remote KVM as a way to print to a network printer on the remote network.

I can upload documents and find them on the remote device using the terminal.

LP / LPR commands are not found on the terminal so i was hoping i could either use a command to print the file, or install something like CUPS which could help me to print remotely.

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Knowing the printer model might help.
Does it need to be configured for lp?
Does it have web management page? Some can be used to print.
What does df show, might be room.

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bash-4.4# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 207616 207616 0 100% /rom
devtmpfs 375932 0 375932 0% /dev
tmpfs 376444 344 376100 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 376444 564 375880 1% /tmp
tmpfs 376444 280 376164 1% /run
/dev/mmcblk0p7 186589 131692 41985 76% /oem
/dev/mmcblk0p8 1032088 1588 978072 1% /userdata
/dev/mmcblk0p10 6011872 3392 6008480 1% /userdata/media
overlay:/overlay 1032088 1588 978072 1% /

In the remote location, it is a USB printer, shared from a raspberry pi running CUPS.

I have the Comet KVM on my own network now. I have a Brother HL2360DN printer on the network. it accepts LPR, Airprint, RAW etc.. so it is very similar.

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ippfind results?

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USB or network printer?

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bash: ippfind: command not found

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Ideally network printer. unless the comet could replace the Pi I am using as a CUPS server (doubtful)

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I will try some things, but I am not sure if this feature is supported.

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So the question is use pi or comet. I'd work towards kvm maybe.

Does remote printer allow printing from it's web admin panel?

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No. It is a USB printer, so it has no web admin panel.

it is connected bu USB cable to a Raspberry Pi running CUPS and airprint.

The Pi shares the USB as a network printer over airprint (for iPad / iPhone etc..)
it also shares it over http as an IPP printer.

e.g. http://192.168.1.101:631/printers/Brother_HL-2130_series

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Got it, thanks. Was over thinking.

Any cups package for the arch and kernel level?

I guess it is running busybox. Might be difficult.

I just got my comet this morning.

I can only guess it is based off openwrt. They have a smaller print server that might install.

What would be best is to take factory image and rebuild it then compress up.