From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 18 5:34:11 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from milf18.bus.net (milf18.bus.net [207.41.25.18]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDE410E95 for ; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 05:33:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cao@milf18.bus.net) Received: (from cao@localhost) by milf18.bus.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA05555; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:33:40 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cao) Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:33:40 -0500 From: "Chuck O'Donnell" To: Graeme Brown Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why does lpd say I have no printer ? Message-ID: <19990218083340.B5426@milf18.bus.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95i In-Reply-To: ; from Graeme Brown on Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 09:43:54AM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG What does `lpc stat' say? On Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 09:43:54AM +0100, Graeme Brown wrote: > Can anyone point me in the right direction concerning a problem > with configuring my FreeBSD host (freeb1) lpd spooler to access a > remote network printer ? > > The remote printer is "lp" with print server at host freeb15. > I can ping free freeb15 from freeb1 OK > > % ping freeb15 > PING freeb15 (132.146.239.202): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 132.146.239.202: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.716 ms > 64 bytes from 132.146.239.202: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.457 ms > 64 bytes from 132.146.239.202: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.443 ms > 64 bytes from 132.146.239.202: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.441 ms > 64 bytes from 132.146.239.202: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=0.455 ms > 64 bytes from 132.146.239.202: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=0.459 ms > ^C > --- freeb15 ping statistics --- > 6 packets transmitted, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss > round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.441/0.495/0.716/0.099 ms > % > > My /etc/printcap contains > > #remote|sample remote printer:\ > lp|ljet4|ljet4_1|remote|remote printer:\ > :lp=:\ > :rm=freeb15:mx#0:sd=/var/spool/lp:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > > The spool directory for lp exists (/var/spool/lp), owner=daemon, > group=daemon, mode-=770 as recommendations in FBSD Handbook. > > % ls -l /var/spool > total 8 > drwxr-xr-x 4 root bin 512 Oct 28 10:01 fax > drwxrwxr-x 2 uucp dialer 512 Oct 21 1997 lock > drwxrwx--- 2 daemon daemon 512 Feb 17 16:21 lp <------ > drwxr-xr-x 2 bin daemon 512 Oct 21 1997 lpd > drwxr-xr-x 2 root daemon 512 Feb 18 02:01 mqueue > drwxr-xr-x 3 bin daemon 512 Feb 11 1998 output > drwxrwxr-x 7 uucp uucp 512 Oct 21 1997 uucp > drwxrwxrwx 2 uucp uucp 512 Oct 21 1997 uucppublic > % > lpd is running on freeb1 > % ps -ax | grep lpd > 3631 ?? Is 0:00.00 lpd > 3604 p7 S+ 0:02.69 tail -f lpd-errs > 4457 p8 S+ 0:00.01 grep lpd > % > > BUT when I try to print I get > > % lpr /etc/hosts > lpr: lp: unknown printer > % > > I do not get any useful error messages in /var/log/lpd-errs > % tail -f /var/log/lpd-errs > Nov 30 09:35:31 freeb1 lpd[143]: restarted > Nov 30 09:56:17 freeb1 lpd[143]: restarted > Jan 5 10:31:41 freeb1 lpd[143]: restarted > Jan 7 10:11:27 freeb1 lpd[143]: restarted > Jan 19 16:51:12 freeb1 lpd[143]: restarted > Jan 25 09:20:18 freeb1 lpd[143]: restarted > Feb 17 16:08:40 freeb1 lpd[3550]: restarted > Feb 17 16:24:25 freeb1 lpd[3594]: restarted > Feb 17 16:36:59 freeb1 lpd[3626]: restarted > Feb 17 16:39:56 freeb1 lpd[3631]: restarted > > > The print server (freeb15) is running FBSD with LPRng spooler. > The /etc/printcap on freeb15 is > > # Jerome on 22/01/99 > lp|pr541e > :lp=pr541e.b29btlip.bt.co.uk%9100 > :sh > :cm=HP LaserJet4 (JetDirect box) > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/pr541e > :of=/usr/local/lib/filters/ofhp: > :if=/usr/local/lib/filters/ifhp: > :vf=/usr/local/lib/filters/ifhp -c: > :lf=log > :af=acct > :mx#0 > > TIA > Graeme Brown > BT Labs, UK > email: graeme.brown@bt-sys.bt.co.uk > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Chuck To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message