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Subject: Re: Printing to a Lanier LD160c does not work
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> lpr -P admincolor testfile.txt
>
> printcap:
> corp-admin|hp|laserjet|Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5Si:\
>        :lp=\
>        :sd=/var/spool/output/corp-admin:rm=corp-admin:\
>        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
>        :if=/usr/local/libexec/crlfilter:sh:tr=\f:mx#0:
>
> admincolor|hp|laserjet|LANIER LD160c RPCS:\
>        :lp=\
>        :sd=/var/spool/output/admincolor:rm=admincolor:\
>        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:

i have no idea what does

:lp=\

do.

my setup is like yours for network printers except of that.

anything else is fine.



is your printer "printer compatible" i mean can it get textfiles? or maybe 
it'spostscript only or whatever?