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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