Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 22:54:12 +0000 (GMT) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: "Brian T.Schellenberger" <bts@babbleon.org>, "Defryn, Guy" <G.P.Defryn@massey.ac.nz>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: print server Message-ID: <20020417225204.I477-100000@small.pukruppa.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204171208170.21054-100000@wonkity.com>
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On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote: > > > So I tried to print from my Win2k to my FreeBSD machine by > > > > C:> lpr -S small -P lp hello.txt > > > > but received an error saying, that my print server did not accept > > the request (please do excuse my translation: my Win2k speaks > > German). > > > > Do I have to allow print requests somewhere? > > As Tim mentioned, the W2K machine has to be in /etc/hosts.lpd, and of > course you have to have lpd running (lpd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf, > or you can start it manually as root). > > I haven't used lpr from W2K, I just created an lpr "port" for the > printer driver and had it use that port. You don't have to actually type lpr (as I found out 2 minutes ago). Windows will find the network printer lp automagically. Uli. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > > *-----------------------------------* * Peter Ulrich Kruppa * * - Wuppertal - * * Germany * *-----------------------------------* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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