Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:16:18 -0700 From: Martin Alejandro Paredes Sanchez <mapsware@prodigy.net.mx> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to set up a network-attached printer Message-ID: <200710142016.18374.mapsware@prodigy.net.mx> In-Reply-To: <20071014085536.B35972@wonkity.com> References: <20071014085536.B35972@wonkity.com>
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El Dom 14 Oct 2007, Warren Block escribi=F3:
> Create print queue dir:
>
> mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/netlaser
> chmod 770 /var/spool/lpd/netlaser
chown daemon:daemon /var/spool/lpd/netlaser
>
> Make /etc/printcap entry with rm=3D and rp=3D :
>
> netlaser:\
>
> :lp=3D:\
> :sh:\
> :mx#0:\
> :rm=3Dnetlaser:\
> :rp=3Draw:\
> :sd=3D/var/spool/lpd/netlaser:\
> :lf=3D/var/log/lpd-errs:
:lf=3D/var/spool/lpd/netlaser/filter-errors:
since you are not specifying a filter for this printer, the lf capability m=
ay=20
not be necessary, but since LPD will launch a process to send the print job=
=20
to the networked printer, and this process will have:
stdin ---> to the print job
stdout --> (I really don't know)
stderr --> to the log file (lf capability)
I recommend that you had a log for each printer defined, and=20
leave /var/log/lpd-errs for LPD errors
> For extra points, add another printcap entry for lp: that will print
> plain text. /usr/ports/print/enscript* is nice for that, or lots of
> people use /usr/ports/print/apsfilter so they can send about anything to
> the printer and let it do the conversion.
>
I recommend apsfilter, but don't only read the documentation, also read the=
=20
code of the filter.
maps
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