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It is easy to list the printers you've already installed with this command:

lpstat -a 

However, this does not list network printers you have NOT installed.

nmap will scan for all open ports on the LAN, but the list produced won't be limited to network printers:

sudo nmap -sT 192.168.0.1-254 

Is there a command that does the following:

1. Detects the LAN you're currently connected to automatically.
2. Scans the entire LAN looking for Network Printers specifically.
3. Produces a list of Network Printers providing both their hostnames and IP addresses.

For example, I logged into the web interface of a Imagistics fx2100 printer today. It had a "Find device" feature that was capable of finding all the network printers on the LAN (see screenshot below). Seems like there would be a command in Linux that could achieve the same list and info (without scripting):

It is easy to list the printers you've already installed with this command:

lpstat -a 

However, this does not list network printers you have NOT installed.

nmap will scan for all open ports on the LAN, but the list produced won't be limited to network printers:

sudo nmap -sT 192.168.0.1-254 

Is there a command that does the following:

1. Detects the LAN you're currently connected to automatically.
2. Scans the entire LAN looking for Network Printers specifically.
3. Produces a list of Network Printers providing both their hostnames and IP addresses.

For example, I logged into the web interface of a Imagistics fx2100 printer today. It had a "Find device" feature that was capable of finding all the network printers on the LAN (see screenshot below). Notice that this Imagistics printer's built-in utility found printers of all brands (NOT just Imagistic ones).

It seems like there would be a command in Linux that could achieve the same list and info (without scripting):

It is easy to list the printers you've already installed with this command:

lpstat -a 

However, this does not list network printers you have NOT installed.

nmap will scan for all open ports on the LAN, but the list produced won't be limited to network printers:

sudo nmap -sT 192.168.0.1-254 

Is there a command that does the following:

1. Detects the LAN you're currently connected to automatically.
2. Scans the entire LAN looking for Network Printers specifically.
3. Produces a list of Network Printers providing both their hostnames and IP addresses.

For example, I logged into the web interface of Imagistics fx2100 printer today. It had a "Find device" feature that was capable of finding all the network printers on the LAN (see screenshot below). Seems like there would be a command in Linux that could achieve the same list and info (without scripting):

It is easy to list the printers you've already installed with this command:

lpstat -a 

However, this does not list network printers you have NOT installed.

nmap will scan for all open ports on the LAN, but the list produced won't be limited to network printers:

sudo nmap -sT 192.168.0.1-254 

Is there a command that does the following:

1. Detects the LAN you're currently connected to automatically.
2. Scans the entire LAN looking for Network Printers specifically.
3. Produces a list of Network Printers providing both their hostnames and IP addresses.

For example, I logged into the web interface of a Imagistics fx2100 printer today. It had a "Find device" feature that was capable of finding all the network printers on the LAN (see screenshot below). Seems like there would be a command in Linux that could achieve the same list and info (without scripting):

It is easy to list the printers you've already installed with this command:

lpstat -a 

However, this does not list network printers you have NOT installed.

nmap will scan for all open ports on the LAN, but the list produced won't be limited to network printers:

sudo nmap -sT 192.168.0.1-254 

Is there a command that does the following:

1. Detects the LAN you're currently connected to automatically.
2. Scans the entire LAN looking for Network Printers specifically.
3. Produces a list of Network Printers providing both their hostnames and IP addresses.

It is easy to list the printers you've already installed with this command:

lpstat -a 

However, this does not list network printers you have NOT installed.

nmap will scan for all open ports on the LAN, but the list produced won't be limited to network printers:

sudo nmap -sT 192.168.0.1-254 

Is there a command that does the following:

1. Detects the LAN you're currently connected to automatically.
2. Scans the entire LAN looking for Network Printers specifically.
3. Produces a list of Network Printers providing both their hostnames and IP addresses.

For example, I logged into the web interface of Imagistics fx2100 printer today. It had a "Find device" feature that was capable of finding all the network printers on the LAN (see screenshot below). Seems like there would be a command in Linux that could achieve the same list and info (without scripting):