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Date:      Sun, 17 Jun 2001 14:45:00 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
To:        outlawtx@bga.com
Cc:        FreeBSD <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: connecting postscript network printer
Message-ID:  <3B2CFAAC.9A7BB1C2@iowna.com>
References:  <5.0.2.1.2.20010617125055.037bba00@bga.com>

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outlawtx@bga.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>         I have a Hewlett-Packard IIISi printer connected directly to my local area
> network.  It is a postscript printer.  How do I get FreeBSD to talk to
> it.  I am running version 4.2 of FreeBSD.

If it's a network printer (connected via ethernet) check to see if it
does LPD print spooling, if so, you can use the native LPD daemon.
Then look into either magicfilter or apsfilter - both of which will
automagically convert print jobs to the correct postscript format for
you. Personally, I use magicfilter, but I don't know if there's any
advantage to one or the other of these.

-Bill

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