Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 15:04:55 -0500 (CDT) From: ptroot@uswest.com (Paul T. Root) To: jd@dax.sandiegoca.attgis.com (Joseph I. Davida) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP network printing Message-ID: <199605072004.PAA28820@astro.acs.uswest.com> In-Reply-To: <199605071823.LAA01292@dax.sandiegoca.attgis.com> from "Joseph I. Davida" at May 7, 96 11:23:40 am
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In a previous message, Joseph I. Davida said: > > Hi, > Am am running freebsd2.1, and > I need to be able to print to an HP network printer and > have not been able to. I talked to a friend, who sent me > a copy of his printcap entry for an HP printer (4si), > which I modified for the 2.1 freebsd. > The only problem is I dont have the hpnp program, binary > or source. > Is this printcap entry OK? > Where can I get the hpnp software? > Thanx. Hpnp software is specific to Sun's and HP boxes. You missed the answer by about a week. The hp jetdirect card will work as a lpd server. Here's a sample printcap: testlp|Test of lpd on directjet:\ :lp=:rm=printer.uswest.com:\ :rp=raw:lf=/var/spool/output/test/errorlog:\ :sd=/var/spool/output/test Paul.
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