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Date:      Wed, 9 Jun 1999 15:54:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Mark Bannar-Martin <mbannar-martin@pearson-college.uwc.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Help:HP5M Duplexer
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9906091553560.3005-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <375DD0F9.717DD605@pearson-college.uwc.ca>

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On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Mark Bannar-Martin wrote:

> I have an HP5M printer with Jet Direct card and duplexer. It prints fine
> through lpr, printing  page by page, but I cannot get the duplexer to
> work, that is, I cannot  print double sided. The duplexer does work with
> a windows driver so it is not a hardware problem. I guess it is a
> question of software control from the FreeBSD box. Any suggestions?

Find the software command, or evoke the ire of your workmates by enabling
the duplexer by default (which I did on our 8000DN).

> On a second point, any suggestions on the best way to achieve printer
> accounting given my set-up?

Install LPRng and read the long threads on how print accounting sucks.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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