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Date:      Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:34:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>
To:        dacoder <dc@dcoder.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: need network printer printcap example
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906110730310.62241@tripel.monochrome.org>
In-Reply-To: <20090611040100.GC22083@mail2.dcoder.net>
References:  <20090611040100.GC22083@mail2.dcoder.net>

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On Thu, 11 Jun 2009, dacoder wrote:

> has anybody got an example of a printcap file w/ an entry for a 
> standalone network printer?  i'd be grateful for one.

Here's mine - been working for years:

lp|snow|snowball|lj|ps|HP ColorLaserJet 4550N:\
         :sh:\
         :sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\
         :mx#0:\
         :lp=:rm=snowball:rp="auto":

The printer's hostname is snowball, resolved via /etc/hosts at first and
now via internal DNS.

This printer understands Postscript and plain text, and has always Just 
Worked with no CUPS, filters or any of that stuff needed.

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Chris Hill               chris@monochrome.org
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