Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 12:27:58 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew MacIntyre <andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au> To: Darren Foo <dfoo@webct.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network printing with apsfilter (was HP Laserjet 1100) Message-ID: <Pine.OS2.3.95.991009122201.168A-100000@CENTRAL> In-Reply-To: <37FD228A.3868D228@ca.webct.com>
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On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Darren Foo wrote:
> network printing working. The apsfilter setup said that freebsd
> supported network printing with the apsfilter. On the printer machine, I
> added the remote machine to hosts.lpd. And on the remote machine I
> added:
>
> lp|lj|ps|remote Laserjet 1100 printer:\
> :sh:\
> :rm=ws74:sd=/var/spool/lpd/rlp:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
>
> I used lp since the remote machines don't have their own printers.
> Anyhow, when I try to print it gets into queue but says: lpd: Your host
> does not have line printer access. Anyone have this working?
On the access issue, you should man lpd, because IIRC you need to fiddle
with /etc/{hosts.allow|hosts.deny}.
Also I notice you don't have an "rp=" entry in the printcap, so I'm not
sure whether the lpd defaults to trying the same queue name.
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