Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 11:44:27 -0700 From: Matthew Rochlin <rochlin@mediaone.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: HP Laserjet with JetDirect Network card -- how-to Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001007112533.01857020@pop3.norton.antivirus>
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Situation: New FreeBSD (v 4.1.1) system just added to my LAN (which for
ref. consists of The BSD box, a Win2k box, a Mac, and...
An HP LaserJet 4m+ Postscript/PCLwith a JetDirect (ethernet) printserver
card (firmware updated to latest).)
All wired through a linksys switch/router.
The BSD machine is on 192.168.1.50 and the printer (mattshp in /etc/hosts)
is on 192.168.1.99
I can print to the HP network printer from my Mac and my PC. No special
drivers (generic postscript laserprinter driver only) required.
The question: How do I print to the HP from my FreeBSD machine?
This was Almost covered in "The Complete FreeBSD. 3rd ed." I mean, the
concept was mentioned ("More modern printers may also have an Ethernet
interface...pg294), but I didn't really see any details.
I was confused by the Handbook (I'm a newbie. Most of the relevant stuff
seemed to be in the advanced printing section and I couldn't put together
anything from it that got close to working.).
I tried some various posted recipies scoured from random net groups, but
nothing's a go so far.
I gather I have to have an entry in /etc/printcap that would look something
like:
laser:\
:rm=mattshp:\:rp=lp:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
:sh:\
:rs:\
:ff=:\
:fo
(Which should enable me to print with lp -d laser FILENAME, I hoped).
I'm missing a lot and don't really know what I'm doing. I guess I might
need a Perl script to handle the HP filtering?
Well, what I'm looking for is a flat out recipie. DO THIS...
HP Laserprinters are the most common in the world. There must be 10's of
thousands hooked up to FreeBSD LANs...
Thank You
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Matthew Rochlin
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