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Date:      Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:45:15 -0600
From:      Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   connect to a network printer to be able to print
Message-ID:  <CAJ5UdcP-7_7i8kN_S2i4dG-k6--jFdxPizZG07AuE5aRxwJmsA@mail.gmail.com>

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Dear folks,

I am trying to connect a network printer to be able to print to it.  I
know the make/model of the printer:
HP Color LaserJet CP4520
and the ip address it is on
10.155.135.3

I want to use lpd/lpr to be able to print as is specified in
http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/lpdprinting.html

I read the instructions on the handbook, but it does not specify how
to use the ip address or specify it to print to it.  How can I set
this printer up?
I have setup /etc/printcap with the following:

lp:\
        :lp=:\
        :sh:\
        :mx#0:\
        :rm=HP_Color_LaserJet_CP4520:\
        :rp=raw:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:

but there is no ip adress where the communication can exist.  How can
I do this?  Do I setup the printer with CUPS?  or can it be done with
lpr which is what I use with a local HP 1200 printer, but this one is
a network printer.

Thanks,


Antonio



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