Finding the printer's IP address

I've installed a new printer on the server and on CUPS, I checked the 'Share printers connected to this system', but not 'Allow printing from the Internet'.

The client finds the printer and configures it with a

dnssd://printer-location._ipp._tcp.local/cups

But the printer is Idle - "The printer is not responding."

I've read that to install the (any) printer correctly the IP address is needed.

Anybody has any idea how to obtain the IP address of a printer? My printer is not listed in HPLIP (yet).

Edit For ipp to work, do I have to set 'Allow printing from the Internet' on the server? Also, Is it possible to allow only a specific client per IP or MAC?

Solved So easy. I forgot to check the 'Show printers shared by other systems' on the client machine. I choose the printer I was looking for and bingo! No need for the IP after all.

ip address of the printer is going to be the same as the server it is connected to.

ifconfig
iwconfig

If it is a network printer, not connected to another computer, but directly to your LAN, either it will display on the printer menu (menus vary by printer/model) or you can get the ip address from your router.

There's a good chance that your network printer is using DHCP to get it's IP address. If you have a router, there should be an aspect to the interface that will show you the leases that are being used on your network. A little detective work should allow you to determine what the host name of your printer is (process of elimination) along with the IP address. Your printer should also have a label with the MAC address on it which should further help you identify that IP given to your printer. I

I inherited a printer and didn't know the IP and this is how I figured it out. I then gave the printer a static IP address and put it on a label on the front of it.