So for some giddy reason, I decided to see if I could get Internet Printing to work: WIN2K supports it, I understand, but none of the other OSes I use do.
It’s not as easy as it might be . . . . . for reasons I can’t fathom, you need to create a new printer instance and within that instance, create a new port for the IP connection. A Local Port to make a TCP/IP protocol work?
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)
You can use IPP to print directly to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) over an intranet or the Internet.
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Continue the wizard and install the appropriate driver for the device.
Method 2: Install a suitable driver on the client computer and redirect the printer to the appropriate IPP URL.
Click Start, point to Settings, click Printers.
Double-click Add Printer, and then click Next.
Click Local Printer, and then click Next.
Click Create a new port.
In the Type box, click Standard Port Monitor, and then click Next.
Type the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the IPP print server.
Continue the Add Printer wizard and install the appropriate driver.
And I still have no idea it will work. I ran my battery down getting all the service packs I supposedly need. Perhaps the IPP driver will be among them.