Pixma Wake on LAN

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Bob Henson

I've got a Canon Pixma MP495 printer which, apart from being deafeningly
noisy, works fine - at the price it works very well, in fact. I'm using
it via WiFi from my router with two desktops Ethernet linked to the
router and occasionally one laptop via WiFi to the router. The only
problem I have with it is that after use, it quickly (few minutes) goes
in to power-save/sleep mode. Every time I come to use it again, I have
to switch it on again by pressing the on switch once to restore the
printer display (but it won't respond at that stage), then again to turn
it off altogether, and then turn it on and power up again before I can
use it. It connects straight to the router with no problem and works
fine from that point.

Surely there has to be some way to do "Wake on LAN" or similar from the
computers to kick it into life again? I've read the manuals (desperately
bad and hard to follow) and I can't find a way to do it.
 
Bob Henson said:
I've got a Canon Pixma MP495 printer which, apart from being deafeningly
noisy, works fine - at the price it works very well, in fact. I'm using
it via WiFi from my router with two desktops Ethernet linked to the
router and occasionally one laptop via WiFi to the router. The only
problem I have with it is that after use, it quickly (few minutes) goes
in to power-save/sleep mode. Every time I come to use it again, I have
to switch it on again by pressing the on switch once to restore the
printer display (but it won't respond at that stage), then again to turn
it off altogether, and then turn it on and power up again before I can
use it. It connects straight to the router with no problem and works
fine from that point.
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Hi,

I tried some searching online, with no success, in English. The
reviews are certainly not flattering:
http://www.inksmartshopping.com/reviews/canon-pixmamp495.html
Surely there has to be some way to do "Wake on LAN" or similar from the
computers to kick it into life again? I've read the manuals (desperately
bad and hard to follow) and I can't find a way to do it.
Click to expand...

Does not seem to exist for this printer. Hopefully someone will have
more info. Personally, I do not trust any of this marketing hype
about fancy support. Even the Ethernet network capability seems
broken on many Canon printers, so using plain vanilla USB is still the
best option.

If you use CUPS under linux or MacOSX, you have networking already, so
you can just connect your printer to the print server via USB, the
most reliable method.
 
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