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Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:31:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Steve Babb <steve.babb@mcg-graphics.com>
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Subject: Re: Network printing
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On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Steve Babb wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have an EFI fiery rip connected to a canon laser copier and would like
> to print over the network to it using my FreeBSD 2.2.6 machine.
> Currently we print to it from our SGI's and it wotks fine.
> 
> its ip is 192.9.200.237 and is known as Server. I looked into my printer
> settings on my sgi and it told me it was set up as Printer name - Canon
> and hostname - Server.

If the SGI has a printcap (and it just might) you can swipe the entry from
there.

> so I set up my /etc/printcap on my FreeBSD as follows:-
> 
> canon|lp|fiery|canon Fiery 700:\
>     :lp=:rm=Server:rp=Canon:sd=/var/spool/lpd/canon:

Can you print _directly_ to the printer (ie, it supports lpd service) or
do you need to relay it through the SGI?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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