Debian 11 (bullseye). Recently I installed new printer Brother HL-L2400DW, it have USB and wireless connectivity.
I have CUPS on http://localhost:631/printers/
The problem is printer have a very long delay (~10min) before it starts printing via WiFi. It stays in "deep sleep" mode, and it may take up to 10 minutes to start printing. I tried restart CUPS but it doesn't change anything. I'm printing from LibreOffice Writer, relatively small docs.
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EDIT: The issue seems to be with the CUPS server related. CUPS for Linux lacks the clear manual how to use web-based administration tool to manage printers and jobs on server.
Before reconfiguring CUPS I had only one entry on the CUPS printers page *http://localhost:631/printers*:
HLL2400DW HLL2400DW Brother HL-L2400DW for CUPS
Logically, this is quite correct, as I have only one printer, and I used Brother Driver Install Tool and I followed vendor manual how to configure printer.
Connection: lpd://local_IP/BINARY_P1
However, it turns out that this is not enough for CUPS.
Solution was to go to the CUPS admin UI (http://localhost:631/admin), then add the printer using the first option for a network printer CUPS itself detected.
"Add Printer" > "Discovered Network Printers" > choose the first option
Now CUPS Printer page shows two printers:
Brother_HL-L2400DW Brother HL-L2400DW Home Lab Printer - IPP Everywhere
HLL2400DW HLL2400DW Brother HL-L2400DW for CUPS
but in Writer "Print" menu now I have 5 printers under different(!) names. So all this just adds the confusion.
Asked by minto
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May 10, 2025, 11:20 AM
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