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How can I get my Airport Extreme network printer working after upgrading to (K)ubuntu 13.10?

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When using (K)ubuntu 13.04, my network printer worked fine. After upgrading to (K)ubuntu 13.10 today, I can no longer print. I get the error "The printer is not responding."

I've tried to add the printer again, and it is automatically recognised. I can add it, and select it from print dialogue boxes, but I get the same error.

Brother HL-2040, Kubuntu 13.10 (KDE 4.11.2)

==EDIT==

I attempted connecting the printer directly with a USB cable, and this worked fine, so it's not a problem with drivers. (FWIW I'm using the recommended HL-2040 Foomatic/hl1250.) Further, it prints fine over the network from my wife's MacBook.

==EDIT 2==

I've tried another printer over a different network, and that works fine. The one that doesn't work is connected over an Apple Airport Extreme. (Although, as stated above, it used to work fine.)

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answered 2 Years ago raldership · Accepted Answer

Thanks to helpful information from the KDE forums, it seems that Avahi/Bonjour isn't working properly. Presumably this is a regression introduced recently, although I only seem to have problems with the printer connected to the Airport Extreme.

Hence, use the IP address of the printer as specified here. i.e. add the printer as socket://[ip address of Airport Extreme]:9100. Fortunately for me I already had my Airport Extreme set up with a static IP, but it'd be annoying otherwise. Also, I've no idea how you'd configure it if you had two printers connected to the router.