[jdvoracek]

[EDIT] Skip to fifth post for my guide.

I've tried the various guides I could find, none of which mention the WZR-HP-G300NH specifically, and I've used all the searches I could think of on this forum. Rather than tell you what I've done, I'd just like to hear from someone whose got it working. TIA and Happy Holidays!

[joekanji]

[Edit: I've updated my post to remove unnecessary steps in case someone comes across this thread later]

[2nd Edit: p910nd updated to newer version. If you get a 404 error, look up the latest version starting from the packages section]

I've been successfully able to get my USB printer working on the WZR-HP-G300NH by adapting most of the information from another guide posted here by antidelldude:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=69238

You'll need to know how to use either Telnet or SSH in order to get USB printing to work.

More or less, here is what I did to get USB printing working:

Step 1: Enable JFFS
On the Administration>>>Management tab scroll down and click enable under JFFS2. Apply settings.

Step 2: Enable Telnet and/or SSH.
Click the Services tab and click enable under Secure Shell and/or Telnet. Apply Settings.

Step 3: Enable USB Support
Click the Services tab and click USB. Enable everything except USB Storage. Apply Settings.

Step 4: Log into the router using SSH or Telnet
Here's a guide on using SSH/Telnet
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Telnet/SSH_and_the_Command_Line

Step 5: Install the print server while logged into the router via SSH or Telnet
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/atheros/packages/p910nd_0.94-1_atheros.ipk
ipkg install p910nd_0.93-2_atheros.ipk
(note: You can safely ignore the ERROR: File not found: messages)
rm p910nd_0.93-2_atheros.ipk

Step 6: Connecting to the Print server on windows computers.
Add a new printer, choose Local Printer. Choose Create a new Standard TCP/IP Port. Set the IP address to the IP of the router. (192.168.1.1 by default) Protocol should be RAW, Port number 9100. Install the correct drivers for the printer. For other operating systems, read here:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Printer_Sharing#Workstation_setup

Note: Be sure to create a new printer. Do not modify an existing one.

I hope this helps, this is what worked for me. Thank you antidelldude for posting your guide.

[jdvoracek]

Thank you! I think I understand now how it works. I had to add one step you left out from one of the other guides:

In the web interface, click tab administration tab then click commands. Enter the following code and click "save startup".
Code:

/jffs/usr/sbin/p910nd -b -f /dev/usb/lp0 0
/bin/mkdir -m 755 -p /dev/usb
/bin/mknod -m 660 /dev/usb/lp0 c 180 0

[Tychoash]

A HUGE thanks for both of you two for posting this info. I had bought the G300NH cause it is dual-n and could share. After I got it, it only talked about NAS support. After searching around I found this thread and voila! a Windows 7 hi speed network with printer sharing. You guys rock and make me proud to be a nerd!

[jdvoracek]

Thanks to antidelldude, joekanji (second post this thread), and those before who posted guides on getting USB printing working. There are some differences in approaches, probably due to differences in dd-wrt versions and hardware, so I am summarizing the essentials of what worked for me using a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH running DD-WRT v24-sp2 (08/12/10) std - build 14929. My printer is an HP LaserJet 1022.

I did not need to use the watchprinter cron job used by antidelldude. The p910nd package I installed included boot Linux start/stop scripts, so the print driver is started automatically at boot. I also did not add a startup command to start the driver for the same reason. I did add startup commands, however, to create the /dev/usb/lp0 node since the 2.6 kernal used with my dd-wrt version does not do so (see http://svn.dd-wrt.com:8000/dd-wrt/ticket/1320).

Step I) Enable JFFS:
1. On the router web page click on Administration>Management.
2. Scroll down until you see JFFS2 Support section.
3. Click Enable JFFS.
4. Click Save.
5. Wait couple seconds, then click Apply.
6. Wait again. Go back to the Enable JFFS section, and enable Clean JFFS.
7. Do not click "Save". Click Apply instead. The router formats the available space.
8. Wait till you get the web-GUI back, then disable "Clean JFFS" again.
9. Click "Save".
10. Reboot the router.
Note - Clean JFFS is a DANGEROUS COMMAND. Do it only when initializing or COMPLETELY CLEANING your JFFS file system. If you do this after installing anything to /jffs, you will lose it!

Step II) Enable SSH: Click the Services>Services tab and click enable under secure shell. Apply Settings.

Step III) Enable USB Support: Click the Services>Services tab and click usb enable everything except usb storage. Apply Settings.

Step IV) Install p910nd, a small printer daemon intended for diskless workstations that do not spool to disk but pass the job directly to a printer.
1. Login to your router using SSH (user=root, pw=your password).
2. Execute (ignore ipkg not found errors):

[MikeRoger]

The same issue was faced by here.
Despite the best effort all source i could not solve the issue with this printer.I had to change the printer at the end. Now i am lg 613B-78GX.
Which is working fine.

[amirsa]

Hello Everyone
I have WZR-HP-G300NH with this firmware: DD-WRT v24SP2-EU-US (08/19/10) std
My Printer is : Hp P1006
and I followed commands in this topic but nothing happens!
Also I double check commands in http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Printer_Sharing#Print_server
But The Print not working!

netstat -an Result

[LOM]

[fyi2000]

WZR-HP-G300NH Router: Advanced Printer Sharing with hotplug
foo2xqx: a linux printer driver for XQX stream protocol
DD-WRT Forum :: View topic - USB Hotplug Script Support
Loading printer's firmware in a Hotplug script - TomatoUSB

[amirsa]

Thanks LOM & FYI2000. Problem Solved Automatically!(I did'nt also download the driver because the driver link is broken!)

Now if i want to connect my HardDisk Drive to the AccessPoint, What should i do? Is it possible by just using a plan usb hub?

And my last question is about USB Eject Button on the Access Point. If i want connect multiple device at once to the accesspoint via USB Hub, do i need to press the Eject Button for disconnecting one of them? (Ex: Usb Flash Disk)

[Vaevictus]

Thanks for the guide.
Confirmed working with the following hardware

buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH (atheros)
DD-WRT v24SP2-MULTI (10/31/11) std - build 17798
printer: Samsung colour laser CLP-320 series

comments: the link for p910nd was 404ing so use http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/atheros/packages/p910nd_0.95-2_atheros.ipk

have only tested the windows test page but so far so good

[fyi]

WZR-HP-G300NH v2 running Buffalo's DD-WRT v24SP2-MULTI (10/31/11) std - build 17798. USB printing worked out of the box. Tested for HP Color Laser Jet 2600n and Brother 1440.

All I had to do was select Core USB Support and USB Printer Support in the Services tab.

[Vaevictus]

I kind of assumed that there was manual configuration necessary so yeah might well have worked out of the box without following this guide.

the state of the dd-wrt wiki is dire!

[Kraftmuschel]

guys pls.....

i did all of the actions i had to do in post #5.

i've got an process id:

[iveera]

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