From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 31 05:32:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6496616A4CE for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 05:32:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from radicalv.com (secure.radicalv.com [216.118.91.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54EB143D5E for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 05:31:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ecrist@adtechintegrated.com) Received: (qmail 56409 invoked from network); 31 Dec 2003 13:31:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO 192.168.1.107) (66.41.18.160) by mail.radicalv.com with SMTP; 31 Dec 2003 13:31:47 -0000 From: Eric F Crist Organization: AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc To: "Lee Mx" , jesse@wingnet.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:31:32 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200312310731.32338.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> Subject: Re: ZOT Print Server.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 13:32:02 -0000 On Wednesday 31 December 2003 05:59 am, Lee Mx wrote: > Eric, > > If I were smart I would give up now and quit showing my ignorance by not > being able to help you, but I'm not. ;-) I've used network printers for > years and have never had a problem. I assume that the responses above are > for lp1 and that you can ping 192.168.1.printer_ip and the mac is the > correct one (want to be sure the packets are going where we think they are > going.) netstat -nr will give you that one. Unfortunately, these have > always worked out of the box for me so I have no experience troubleshooting > them. The worst case for me has been that you need a windows box to set > dhcp with propriatary software:) > > sorry, > > P.S. Did you try to print the test page from apsfilter? Can the windows > boxes access it through the ip? (looking for the needle in the haystack.) Lee, Thanks for the help. I've found I don't care about looking ignorant anymore because of some of the questions I've asked in here... I know I can ping the print server, and I know I've got the right IP address as this printer server has a built-in webpage for configuration. Also, it has the capability of configuration via tftp. Out of the box you type a # arp -s # tftp get config.txt You fill in the appropriate fields for configuration, and put the config.txt file back on the print server with # tftp put config.txt So, really this is a pretty advanced little monster. I _can_ print from the windows boxes, as they're using the lpr system as well. I set them up this way so I could be sure that the lpr/lpd settings on this devil worked. As far as the apsfilter test page, it works via parallel connection, but I cannot print it to the printer via the nework. I'm almost thinking at this point I need to contact the tech support personnel over at Zero One. They've been a help in the past when the windows driver didn't want to install right away. TIA -- Eric F Crist AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc (612) 998-3588