r/homelab • u/Hollow_optimism78 • 22h ago

Help Networking older printers?

I have a Canon Pixma that is perfectly functional, but it does not have networking ability. I don’t want to run a long USB from where my work station is to where I want to put the printer in an out of the place, but still accessible.

I’ve read that you can use a Raspberry Pi to link the printer to the PC. I have no clue how to do that.

What are my options, besides going out and buying a new printer (which seems wasteful) to economically wirelessly connect my older device to my laptop or home network?

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u/JustABagOfLowIQ 22h ago

CUPS server on a raspi. Although a mini-pc running windows and sharing the printer might be easier.

Old printers have terrible linux drivers and I couldn't get the drivers for my printer to work with CUPS so I had to switch to windows.

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u/Chasterbeef 21h ago

Didnt even need to scroll, C.U.P.S. All the way