Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:47:48 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: connect to a network printer to be able to print Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1302271145190.55914@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ5UdcP-7_7i8kN_S2i4dG-k6--jFdxPizZG07AuE5aRxwJmsA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJ5UdcP-7_7i8kN_S2i4dG-k6--jFdxPizZG07AuE5aRxwJmsA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2013, Antonio Olivares wrote: > Dear folks, > > I am trying to connect a network printer to be able to print to it. I > know the make/model of the printer: > HP Color LaserJet CP4520 > and the ip address it is on > 10.155.135.3 > > I want to use lpd/lpr to be able to print as is specified in > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/lpdprinting.html > > I read the instructions on the handbook, but it does not specify how > to use the ip address or specify it to print to it. How can I set > this printer up? > I have setup /etc/printcap with the following: > > lp:\ > :lp=:\ > :sh:\ > :mx#0:\ > :rm=HP_Color_LaserJet_CP4520:\ > :rp=raw:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\ > :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > > but there is no ip adress where the communication can exist. How can > I do this? Do I setup the printer with CUPS? or can it be done with > lpr which is what I use with a local HP 1200 printer, but this one is > a network printer. If your local DNS does not have a name for the printer, define it in /etc/hosts: 10.155.135.3 HP_Color_LaserJet_CP4520
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