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From: ptroot@uswest.com (Paul T. Root)
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Subject: Re: HP network printing
To: jd@dax.sandiegoca.attgis.com (Joseph I. Davida)
Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 15:04:55 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: questions@freebsd.org
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.