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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.erols.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!arh0135.urh.uiuc.edu!not-for-mail From: dannyman@arh0135.urh.uiuc.edu (Dannyman) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: printcap/remote laserjets Date: 17 Sep 1996 21:24:06 GMT Organization: National Semi-Autonomous Republic of Dannyland Lines: 32 Distribution: world Message-ID: <51n4tm$5ku@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <51me2v$ij5@netaxs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: arh0135.urh.uiuc.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950426BETA PL0] A. Karl Heller (heller@cdnow.com) wrote: : Since HP doesn't sell any print management software for BSD machines, : I was wondering how you would setup a remote HP Laserjet to be accessable : via freebsd's print services. Also, are there any good examples of full : printcap files.. I noticed that freebsd's default is, well, empty. =) I'd reccomend just sending postscript files to another server that deals with the printer properly and that has an lpr deamon for you to talk to. my /etc/printcap ... # @(#)printcap 5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90 #lp|local line printer:\ # :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: laser|Laser Printer:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:rm=rsc-allen.urh.uiuc.edu:rp=laser dot|Dot Printer:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:rm=rsc-allen.urh.uiuc.edu:rp=dot laser and dot are local printer names I refer to, they're also the names used on the remote server ... rm= the remote host with the lpr deamon that I wish to use. -- =====///==================================================================== ====///=====This message brought to you by dannyman@enteract.com =========== \\\///=========HOME PAGE! http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/djhoward ============== =\XX/Allen 171============================================================== Why are you reading this? Have you no life? Shoo! Go away!