Installing a Kodak ESP 3250 printer

[Turbo Fiat]

Forgive me if I am really off base here. Or am totally confused.

I have a wireless HP printer that is also compatible with my old XP machine. It was the only printer Wal-Mart sold that would do both. I guess this would be considered a "Cloud" printer?

It was real easy to set this printer up to where I can print from my XP machine, my Chrome based laptop and even my wife's Windows 11 laptop. I've never tried to print using my HP Chrome Box which is out in the garage and is hardwired to the same router but is not on a wireless network.

So I bought my parents an ASUS Chromebox. They have a Kodak ESP 3250 printer that were using with their previous computer, but it's is not a wireless/Cloud ready printer. I connected the USB port from the printer to the computer, went into the settings to install the printer. In the drop down box it shows only two Kodak printers available which neither is the one I'm trying to install. If I try to manually install the printer it's asking me for a bunch of information I have no idea where to find. Such as the printer's IP address. That information should be irrelevant because this printer is connected directly to the computer. I'm guessing this information is needed for a printer on a wired network system where multiple computers share the same printer.

Further investigation I discover I can install the printer but it's asking for a driver just like Windows does. I went to Kodak's website and all I could find was an executable file for Windows and Apple machines. Of course Chrome won't run a Windows executable file.

So the question is, if you have a printer that is connected directly to the computer using a USB cable, how would you go about getting a driver? 

Dad asked me if he needed for him to buy a new printer that was wireless but I told him I'd look into this first to see if his current printer can be used with the Chrome operating system.

I emailed Kodak and they sent me the link below but I looks like this is intended for Windows running the Chrome browser, not the Chrome operating system. I'm thinking the guy who replied may not understand what I am talking about when I mean "Chrome operating system", not "Chrome browser".

http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/42095/selected/true

[Turbo Fiat]

OK, did some research. Apparently you cannot connect a printer via USB cable directly to a computer using the Chrome operating system. So dad said he would just purchase a wireless printer like the one I have.