Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 20:53:25 +0000 From: steve@aries.bb.cc.wa.us To: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printing to printer on novell net Message-ID: <199610240352.UAA09858@aries.bb.cc.wa.us>
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> Easiest way - > > 1) use JetAdmin (or whatever they're calling it now) to assign an > IP address to the jet direct interface. > > 2) telnet to that IP address, and follow the help screens to turn off the > banner. > > 3) add a line in /etc/hosts for the printer > > 4) add the following lines to /etc/printcap > > lp|hp4sales1|Sales HP4 Plus 1:\ > :lp=/dev/null:rm=hp4sales1.bfd.com:rp=text:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4sales1:mx#0: > > where the rm= field is set to your printer's hostname (from step 3). > This was so helpful, but I ran into a problem. My printjobs go through, but no formfeed is sent at the end. I have read printcap 101 times, and tried just about everything I can think of. Am I missing something easy? I put the printcap entry exactly like you have it (except the rm field). Steven Prentice
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