
There is a small firmware file to be sent to the printer every time it's switched on and connected to the router, for this the firmware file must be kept on the router and a small script must send it every time the printer is recognized by the USB controller.ģ - Enter the command line interface with telnet of SSHĤ - Enter cd /jffs to change directory to a persistent folder But in the case of this GDI printer the effect is that print jobs are read from the router with no error, but the printer prints nothing. With a normal printer and this DD-WRT version, this would be all that it's needed. Under Services/USB activate every USB option Windows won't detect the port by itself, at least in my caseġ - Enter the web interface. On Windows, enter the printer properties and create a new tcp/ip port using custom settings: the port address must be the router ip address, the protocol must be RAW, the port 9100. With other similar printers, like the Laserjet 1020 it's probably only necessary to change the firmware file. I couldn't find the exact procedure online, so I am reporting it here, collected and amended from various sources. Here's how - this works with this particular version of DD-WRT, with others it will most certainly need modifications. The router has a handy USB port: with DD-WRT installed (v24SP2) it is possibile to activate a handy network printer server function even with such a brain dead printer. The printer is a GDI (meaning it has no PCL or Postscript support, relying on Windows to draw text and graphics), USB only device.



Uncheck all three checkboxes for „Use DNSMasq for DHCP”, „Use DNSMasq for DNS” and „DHCP-Authoritative” and enter 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220, 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 into „Static DNS 1”, „Static DNS 2”, „Static DNS 3”, „Static DNS 4” textbox as seen on the screenshot. Builds or versions other than v24-sp2 (12/22/14) may have bugs preventing OpenVPN connections.Ģ. Software version that has been tested to work on VPN servers is DD-WRT newer build. Open a web browser, and load the following address: Note, set your network connection to obtain IP address automatically if you connect to your router via Ethernet.Ĭheck your DD-WRT firmware.

Connect to the DD-WRT router using either an Ethernet cable or by joining the wireless network ‘dd-wrt’.
