diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 62db614..a12e6fa 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ in
   # Enable CUPS to print documents.
   services.printing.enable = true;
 
+  # enable auto discovery of printers
+  services.avahi = {
+    enable = true;
+    nssmdns4 = true;
+    openFirewall = true;
+};
+
   # Enable sound.
   # sound.enable = true;
   # hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ in
     dedicatedServer.openFirewall = true; # Open ports in the firewall for Source Dedicated Server
   };
   hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true; # Enables support for 32bit libs that steam uses
-  
+
   nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = pkgs: {
     steam = pkgs.steam.override {
       extraPkgs = pkgs: with pkgs; [