From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 30 22:59:31 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA21910 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:59:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts6-line3.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA21905 for ; Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:59:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA00904; Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:59:14 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:59:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: walkepat cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: printing from a freebsd system over a network to a laser printer In-Reply-To: <34063784.36F1DAB7@seti.tec.sd.us> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, walkepat wrote: > I am trying to print from a freebsd system over a network to a laser > printer. I got the information to print to the printer but it is not in > the right format. I have read some stuff about filters and some of the > stuff I have read makes me think that there is just software to load on > the printer, but if thats not the case I think I have to add some > filters, I am not sure how to do that. The printer is a hp 5m. If I > have to run a filter do I have to right a program for it or just add > something to my printcap file? Read the section in the Handbook on setting up printing if you haven't already. It is one of the best pieces of documentation we've got. :) Alternatively, download LPRng from dickory.sdsu.edu, build & install against FreeBSD, and print to the printer directly. I assume the HP has a JetDirect card in it and isn't attached to, say, a Novell server by a parallel cable. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo