Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 01:12:20 -0500 (EST) From: Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Help with printcap file Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10011010026430.24821-100000@gorf.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
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Hello,
I'm trying to set up printing from my FreeBSD 4.1.1 Release box.
I'm getting very confused with the instructions in the handbook (Section
9.4.3.1) Here's my setup: I have two Macintosh computers and my FreeBSD
box and an HP Laserjet 2100M (with the jetdirect NIC which does
understand lpd) all connected by a hub to a lynksys router. I have a
static IP and all the computers and the printer are configured using DHCP
(only because I don't understand IP addressing enough to do other wise.)
Currently the local address of the printer is 192.168.1.100. By
telneting to it I find:
HP JetDirect
Please type "?" for HELP, or "/" for current settings
> /
===JetDirect Telnet Configuration===
Firmware Rev. : G.07.20
MAC Address : 00:10:83:77:c1:17
Config By : DHCP
IP Address : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1
Syslog Server : Not Specified
Idle Timeout : 90 Seconds
Set Cmnty Name : Not Specified
Host Name : NPI77C117
And here's what I tried in the printcap file:
hplj2100:|text|hewlett packard laserjet 2100m:\
:lp=:rm=NPI77C117:rp=hplj2100:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd/hplj2100:
I know that's not right since:
%lp -d hplj2100 ./foo
(no output from printer, but I do see lights on the hub blink)
but is it in the spool? Files do appear in the spool directory
%lpq
lpq: printer not found
%lpq hplj2100
lpq: printer not found
%lpq text
lpq: printer not found
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I tried reading the termcap and
printcap man pages but they were confusing too. I bet this is really
simple once you understand it but I'm pretty confused by the instructions
because they mostly seem to apply to a printer attached to host computer.
Thanks in advance,
Tim
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