Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:32:12 -0500 From: James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net> To: Gavin Kenny <gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Accessing another machines printer Message-ID: <3A9522EC.520CFA58@thehousleys.net> References: <20010222142631.10337.qmail@web3106.mail.yahoo.com>
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Gavin Kenny wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a small network of 5 machines. I have looked up > my printer to the parrallel port of one of them > (called webby - yes it's a web server) and can print > from that machine only using lpr. > > The printcap file is: > > lp|scps|lj|ps|local printer:\ > :sh:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ > :sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\ > :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ > :if=/usr/local/libexec/hpif: > > I want to be able to print from any machine in the > network, so I have written the following printcap for > the other machines: > > scps|lp|rlp|remote|remote printer > :sh:\ > :lp=:\ > :rm=webby:\ > :rp=scps:\ > :sd=/var/spool/output/printing:\ > :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > > I start up the deamon using lpd and then try to print > using lpr. No error is reported but nothing happens. > > Looking at the queue on the remote machine I get: > > "waiting for queue to be enabled on webby" > and then I see the job sitting in the queue. The print > job doesan't get transferred to webby. > > I've tried lpc enable and lpc start but these don't > solve the problem. > > HELP I'm running out of ideas!! > Have you added you other machines to /etc/hosts.lpd on webby???? This controls who may print on webby. Jim -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign . \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail . X - NO Word docs in e-mail . / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- jeh@FreeBSD.org http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power to Serve jim@TheHousleys.Net http://www.TheHousleys.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nothing is fool proof, because fools are too ingenious. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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