Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 10:45:05 -0500 From: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> To: ccba <ccba@mindspring.com>, FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: PostScript LAN printer problem Part 2 Message-ID: <00022611025601.05869@Bozo_3.BozoLand.domain> In-Reply-To: <38B7D3DA.B83E0EA2@mindspring.com> References: <38B7D3DA.B83E0EA2@mindspring.com>
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On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, ccba wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I setup my /etc/printcap file with the following as its first line:
>
> rlp|Remote Printer:\
>
> :rm=LaserWriter-IIg:sd=/var/spool/output/LaserWriter-IIg:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
>
> When I type this
>
> lpr -Prlp /etc/printcap
>
> I got this
>
> Feb 26 06:48:18 myname lpd[369]:unalbe to get address list for
> remote machine
> LaserWriter-IIg: Host name lookup failure
>
> question:
>
> Where should I enter the printer's address ??
>
> BTW, how do you get the ethernet address of this printer ??
>
>
> Sincerely,
> phil wong
>
> still trying to print after three weeks of FreeBSD use :-((
>
Not knowing anything about how your printer is connected I can't answer your
last question. What I did notice is, in your printcap file, "rm" refers to the
name of the host machine to which the printer is connected. "rp" is used to
provide the name given to the printer connected to the host machine. For
example, if the printer host machine is known on the network as
comp.mydomain.domain and the printer is known ON THAT HOST as LaserWriter-IIg,
then your printcap file should appear this way:
rlp|Remote Printer:\
:rm=comp.mydomain.domain:\
:rp=LaserWriter-IIg:\
:sd=/var/spool/output/LaserWriter-IIg:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
What your error message is trying to tell you is that lpd can't find a machine
on the network named LaserWriter-IIg.
Hope this helps.
-- Walter
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