Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 00:53:21 -0600 From: reg@dwf.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Subject: Still having network/Postscript Printer problem Message-ID: <201509130653.t8D6rLr8006399@deneb.dwf.com>
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I am having nothing but trouble in trying to get printing to work under
FreeBSD with my HPLJ4100. The printer works find from linux, and I might
just give up and use the 'cups' implemenetation under FreeBSD if I can't
get lpd to work.
Here is where I stand.
I have the environment variabalee
setenv PRINTER=HPLJ4100
dns sees the printer
% nslookup HPLJ4100
Server: 127.0.0.1
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: HPLJ4100.dwf.com
Address: 192.168.64.30
I have
lpd_enable="YES"
in /etc/rc.conf
I have set
service lpd start
numerous times, and lpd is running.
my printcap keeps changing, but currently reads
HP-DP:\
:rm=9100@HPLJ4100:\
:rp=raw:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
when I do a
lpr sum.ps
of a postscript file, I see
root@FreeBSD:/home/reg # lpr sum.ps
lpr: HPLJ4100: unknown printer
if I take the 9100@ out of the printcap file, viz
HP-DP:\
:rm=HPLJ4100:\
:rp=raw:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
I see for the lpr
root@FreeBSD:/home/reg # lpr sum.ps
lpr: HPLJ4100: unknown printer
so thats the same.
I have tried about a thousand vaiations, anc always see
root@FreeBSD:/home/reg # lpq
lpq: printer not found
I must be doing something basic that is wrong, but I dont see ir.
Someone tell me what Im doing wrong, this can't be this hard.
Reg Clemens
clemens@dwf.com
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