Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 01:12:20 -0500 (EST) From: Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Help with printcap file Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10011010026430.24821-100000@gorf.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
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Hello, I'm trying to set up printing from my FreeBSD 4.1.1 Release box. I'm getting very confused with the instructions in the handbook (Section 9.4.3.1) Here's my setup: I have two Macintosh computers and my FreeBSD box and an HP Laserjet 2100M (with the jetdirect NIC which does understand lpd) all connected by a hub to a lynksys router. I have a static IP and all the computers and the printer are configured using DHCP (only because I don't understand IP addressing enough to do other wise.) Currently the local address of the printer is 192.168.1.100. By telneting to it I find: HP JetDirect Please type "?" for HELP, or "/" for current settings > / ===JetDirect Telnet Configuration=== Firmware Rev. : G.07.20 MAC Address : 00:10:83:77:c1:17 Config By : DHCP IP Address : 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1 Syslog Server : Not Specified Idle Timeout : 90 Seconds Set Cmnty Name : Not Specified Host Name : NPI77C117 And here's what I tried in the printcap file: hplj2100:|text|hewlett packard laserjet 2100m:\ :lp=:rm=NPI77C117:rp=hplj2100:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd/hplj2100: I know that's not right since: %lp -d hplj2100 ./foo (no output from printer, but I do see lights on the hub blink) but is it in the spool? Files do appear in the spool directory %lpq lpq: printer not found %lpq hplj2100 lpq: printer not found %lpq text lpq: printer not found Any help would be greatly appreciated. I tried reading the termcap and printcap man pages but they were confusing too. I bet this is really simple once you understand it but I'm pretty confused by the instructions because they mostly seem to apply to a printer attached to host computer. Thanks in advance, Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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