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    Make any printer airprint compatible

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    • QinnQ
      Qinn
      last edited by Qinn

      Maybe suggestion to add it to the GUI, so like as an addiction to Avahi service? It would be nice โ˜บ

      https://davidandrzejewski.com/2015/12/26/make-any-printer-airprint-compatible-on-freebsd/

      Cheers Qinn

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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        That would involve turning the firewall into a print server, which isn't likely to happen. That isn't a very safe network service and would increase the attack surface of the firewall. Also it would mean someone would have to deal with setting up and maintaining cups and its dependencies which is... not good.

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        • QinnQ
          Qinn @jimp
          last edited by Qinn

          @jimp said in Make any printer airprint compatible:

          That would involve turning the firewall into a print server, which isn't likely to happen. That isn't a very safe network service and would increase the attack surface of the firewall. Also it would mean someone would have to deal with setting up and maintaining cups and its dependencies which is... not good.

          Thanks Jimp for your quick response and you are right, it's not something for a firewall/router. I believe in the principle "do one thing and do it well", so I will take you advise and not alter my pfSense environment (eg. install cups) to add this cups and it's deps.

          Cheers Qinn

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            That looks like a great job for a raspberry pi or similar device (BBB, espressobin, etc)

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