Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 18:13:48 +0000 From: Lee Johnston <ljohns@cyberworld.demon.co.uk> To: Leif Neland <leifn@image.dk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote printing Message-ID: <34AFD15C.41C67EA6@cyberworld.demon.co.uk> References: <7ca_9801041233@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>
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Leif Neland wrote: > > Printer lp works on machine arnold. > > How do I print to this from machine darla. > > I have changed the entry in /etc/printcap from remote and lphost to lp and > arnold, but still: 'can not start lpd' > > I can't see how I get to enter the printername on the printerhost in the > /etc/printcap on the client. > (excuse the not exact errormessages, but my violatile memory is not allways > stable enough across the reboots I have to do to get to dos and write these > messages) > > Leif Neland > leifn@image.dk > > --- > |Fidonet: Leif Neland 2:234/49 > |Internet: leifn@image.dk My /etc/printcap file on the remote FBSD box to print looks like: # Printcap lp|LP|remote|Printer lp on gate:\ :rm=gate:sd=/var/spool/output/gate:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:sh: (Gate is the FBSD box the printer is attached to.) Also, on the FBSD box with the printer attached alter or create the file /etc/hosts.lpd and put the remote FBSD's box hostname in that. Hope this helps! Regards, Lee.
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