Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:59:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: walkepat <walkepat@seti.tec.sd.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: printing from a freebsd system over a network to a laser printer Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970830225801.664Y-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <34063784.36F1DAB7@seti.tec.sd.us>
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On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, walkepat wrote: > I am trying to print from a freebsd system over a network to a laser > printer. I got the information to print to the printer but it is not in > the right format. I have read some stuff about filters and some of the > stuff I have read makes me think that there is just software to load on > the printer, but if thats not the case I think I have to add some > filters, I am not sure how to do that. The printer is a hp 5m. If I > have to run a filter do I have to right a program for it or just add > something to my printcap file? Read the section in the Handbook on setting up printing if you haven't already. It is one of the best pieces of documentation we've got. :) Alternatively, download LPRng from dickory.sdsu.edu, build & install against FreeBSD, and print to the printer directly. I assume the HP has a JetDirect card in it and isn't attached to, say, a Novell server by a parallel cable. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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