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Date:      Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:43:56 -0700 (MST)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD port for redirecting printer
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1302261843380.49330@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130226180645.GA1161@tiny.Sisis.de>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1302261814330.27474@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20130226180645.GA1161@tiny.Sisis.de>

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On Tue, 26 Feb 2013, Matthias Apitz wrote:

> El día Tuesday, February 26, 2013 a las 06:16:37PM +0100, Wojciech Puchar escribió:
>
>> i need to emulate print server on device running FreeBSD (which do other
>> things in the same time) - as standard port 9100 not lpd.
>>
>> Can it be done.
>>
>> yes i know i can just add to inetd.conf cat >/dev/ulpt0 BUT
>>
>> - it will accept a connection even if printer is not connected
>> - it doesn't work bidirectionally (usually not needed but anyway)
>>
>> Anyone knows a program from ports (or not) to do this?
>
> Install CUPS (from our ports), catch the incoming data on 9100 with
> ncat(1) (from ports) and pipe the data to a "lpr -P.... -o raw" command (of CUPS)
> which puts a job on the queue for your printer until the
> printer comes ready.

netcat is already in base as nc(1).
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