From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 17 20:34:58 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92A5516A4B3 for ; Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:34:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E94D843F3F for ; Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:34:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jester@panix.com) Received: from panix2.panix.com (panix2.panix.com [166.84.1.2]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E77F982FA for ; Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:34:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jester@localhost) by panix2.panix.com (8.11.6p2/8.8.8/PanixN1.1) id h8I3YiH19565 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:34:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Jesse Sheidlower To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030918033444.GA18748@panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Basic printing setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:34:58 -0000 X-Original-Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:34:44 -0400 X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:34:58 -0000 I've never gotten around to setting up printing from my FreeBSD machine--the discussion in the Handbook is rather frightening--and now that I've decided I should probably give it a try, I find that the Handbook doesn't even let me get started. I have two situations for this computer (a laptop running FreeBSD-4.8). I have a home network that has an older (non-Ethernetted) HP LaserJet 6MP; this is attached to the network via an AsanteTalk AppleTalk- Ethernet bridge. The Macs on the network (OSX and 8.6) can all see the printer. What do I need to do to print to this printer from my FreeBSD machine when it's on the network? In the second case, I just have a desktop printer-- some HP color thing, the 990 I think--that only has a USB connection. The Handbook doesn't mention USB printing at all. In both cases I'm not looking to do anything fancy, none of this user-accounting or header-pages stuff. I just want to be able to send jobs to the printer and have them come out. I guess I'd also be curious how to select one or the other, or more if they were added to the network. Thanks for any pointers on how to accomplish this. Jesse Sheidlower