How to use HP Officejet 6310 wirelessly? [SOLVED]

[rcrsn51]

Because you are trying to access a Windows shared printer, you will use the smb:// protocol instead of socket://. You don't need the IP address.

Before starting, go to your Windows machine and locate its computer name and the name of the shared printer.

FInd the computer name under Control Panel > System > Computer Name > Full Computer Name

The printer name is the one-word identifier assigned by Windows. Look for it under the Sharing tab of the printer's properties.

Important! CUPS cannot deal with a printer name if it contains spaces. You have two choices. Rename the printer in the Windows Sharing dialog. Or replace the spaces with the code %20 when you enter the name in CUPS.

Locate the file /etc/opt/samba/smb.conf and change its properties to all-readable.

Start CUPS, delete your old printer and start adding a new one.

At the bottom of the Device list, select "Windows Printer via Samba".

Enter the device URI as: smb://COMPUTERNAME/PRINTERNAME

Select your printer manufacturer and model as usual.

[shariebeth]

Bingo! It worked!
Thank you thank you thank you for your patience and sticking with me through this!
(Bet you are dreading the next thing i decide to try )
(and yes i will edit my first post to solved)

[rcrsn51]

Glad to help.