Win 11 Driverless Printers

CUPS 2.4.10 - BUGS

If you can not share your cups printer, then:
- cupsctl --share-printers
- Modify /etc/cups/printers.conf by changing "Shared No" to "Shared Yes".
I also had the other problem mention in the same thread [1]. The remote web interface quit working serveral times, and I had to run the following to get it back to working:
- cupsctl --remote-admin --remote-any
In addition, to get the remote web interface to even work, I had to run:
- cupsctl WebInterface=yes

It is now April 24, 2026 and the share bug was report on July 11, 2024 !!!

References

Gethub OpenPrinting/cups/issues - Unable to enable Sharing when modifying a printer from the CUPS web UI #1008

Window 11 - Adding Driverless Printers - Windows Protective Print (WPP) Mode

Before installing any printers Create a Restore Point !!!

Private, Public and Domain

Windows 11 uses Private and Public Profiles for both Ethernet and Wireless network interfaces. You can set the profile for either. To discover other devices and their services on the LAN, the profile needs to be "private".

Screenshot 1. Select "Add a new device manually".

Screenshot 2. Select 'Add a printer using an IP address or hostname".

Screenshot 3. To get the IP Address or Hostname, see the next section.

Screenshot 4. Use CUPS' web interface to copy the printer's URL to the clipboard.

Screenshot 5. For Printers with a **State IP Address**, Paste the Clipboard URI into the Hostname or IP Adddress Slot and change http to ipp or ipps.

Screenshot 6. For Printers with a **Dynamic IP Address** Paste the Clipboard URI into the Hostname or IP Address Slot and change http to ipp or ipps **and** the IP address to the local hostname (Printer).

Window 11 - Adding Driverless Printers

Before installing any printers Create a Restore Point !!!

Private, Public and Domain

Windows 11 uses Private and Public Profiles for both Ethernet and Wireless network interfaces. You can set the profile for either. To discover other devices and their services on the LAN, the profile needs to be "private".

Screenshot 1. Select Add New Device Manually.

Screenshot 2. Select by Name and Paste the Printer's URL.

Screenshot 3. Select Microsoft as the Manufacturer and the printer driver as PWG Raster.

Microsoft Slop or MicroSlop

Always Create a Restore Point before attempting to install a Printer !!!

If you select "Add device" for one of the found printerw (Screenshot 1) and if fails, the "Add Printer" button will never find it again.
If you ever select the Windows Protective Print (WPP) Mode once, and afterwards unselect it, you will not be able to "Select a shared printer by name". See Screenshot 4 below.

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Screenshot 4. Connection Error caused by Selecting Microsoft WPP Once.

Microsoft's Network Discovery Protocols

mDNS - Multicast Domain Name Server - 224.0.0.251 port 5353 UDP
UPnP - Universal Plug & Play; it is based on SSDP
SSDP - Simple Service Discovery Protocol - 239.255.255.250 port 1900 UDP
WS-Discover or WSD Web Services Discovery - 239.255.255.250 port 3702 UDP & TCP
NetBIOS - Network Basic Input/Output System
LLMNR - Local Link Multicast Name Resolution - 224.0.0.252 portt 5353 UPP

mDNS	Multicast Domain Name Server	224.0.0.251	ff02::fb	5353 UDP
SSDP	Simple Service Discovery Protocol	239.255.255.250	ff02::c / ff05::c	1900 UDP
WS-Discovery	Web Services Discovery (WSD)	239.255.255.250	ff02::c	3702 UDP & TCP

Microsoft is phasing out NetBIOS and LLMR [8].

The best that I can determine both Linux and Microsoft Windows use mDNS for name resolution (converting names to IP addresses), but for network services Linux uses DNS Service Discovery (dns-sd) protocol, whereas Windows use the Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) and/or the Web Service Dynamic Discovery protocol (WS-Discovery or WSD).

References

Microsoft Power Shell

Public / Private host

To make your host discoverable:

Settings -> Network & Internet
Select Private Network

User

This only applies to "Local Accounts". This does not change the name of the user directory or the name at the login prompt.

To change the user_name:

Rename-LocalUser -Name "old_user_name" -NewName "new_user_name"

Hostname

To change the host_name:

Rename-Computer -NewName "new_hostname"

Install OpenSSH Server

On Windows 11 OpenSSH Client is installed by default, but OpenSSH Server is not. To install OpenSSH Sever:

Open Settings.
Select Optional Features
Click on Add a feature.
Search for OpenSSH Server and select it.
Click Install. It can take several minutes (10 min) to install.

Enable OpenSSH Server

OpenSSH Server is also not enabled by default. To enable it:

Open the Services app by typing services.msc in the search box.
Locate OpenSSH SSH Server in the list.
Double-click it, set the Startup type to Automatic, and click OK.
Click Start to run the service.

OpenSSH Firewall

Open Windows Defender Firewall:
- Run the command wf.msc to open the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.
Navigate to Inbound Rules:
- In the left pane, click on "Inbound Rules".
Right Click on the "OpenSSH SSH Server (sshd)" rule; :
- Select Properties
- Click on the Advance Top
- Under Specify Profile check the boxes Domain and Public

Ping

Windows 11 does not respond to pings by default. To enable Windows 11 to respond to pings:

Open Windows Defender Firewall:
- Run the command wf.msc to open the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.
Navigate to Inbound Rules:
- In the left pane, click on "Inbound Rules".
Enable ICMP Rules:
- Look for the rule named "File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)".
- Right-click on it and select Enable.

IP Addresses

ipconfig

Shutdown

shutdown /s /t 0

Restart / Reboot

shutdown /r /t 0

Wake on LAN (WoL)

For HP UEFI

Ensure that:

Advanced -> Built-In Device Options:
- Wake On Lan -> Boot to Hard Drive.
Advanced -> Power Management Options:
- S5 Maximum Power Savings -> Disabled.

These are the factory default values.

References

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