Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 07:34:33 -0500 From: Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> To: reg@dwf.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still having network/Postscript Printer problem Message-ID: <20150913123433.GA2102@arch> In-Reply-To: <201509130653.t8D6rLr8006399@deneb.dwf.com> References: <201509130653.t8D6rLr8006399@deneb.dwf.com>
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On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 12:53:21AM -0600, reg@dwf.com wrote:
> I am having nothing but trouble in trying to get printing to work under
> FreeBSD with my HPLJ4100. The printer works find from linux, and I might
> just give up and use the 'cups' implemenetation under FreeBSD if I can't
> get lpd to work.
>
> Here is where I stand.
>
> I have the environment variabalee
>
> setenv PRINTER=HPLJ4100
>
> dns sees the printer
>
> % nslookup HPLJ4100
> Server: 127.0.0.1
> Address: 127.0.0.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name: HPLJ4100.dwf.com
> Address: 192.168.64.30
>
> I have
>
> lpd_enable="YES"
>
> in /etc/rc.conf
>
> I have set
>
> service lpd start
>
> numerous times, and lpd is running.
>
> my printcap keeps changing, but currently reads
>
> HP-DP:\
> :rm=9100@HPLJ4100:\
> :rp=raw:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP:\
> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/log:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/acct:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:
>
> when I do a
>
> lpr sum.ps
>
> of a postscript file, I see
>
> root@FreeBSD:/home/reg # lpr sum.ps
> lpr: HPLJ4100: unknown printer
>
> if I take the 9100@ out of the printcap file, viz
>
> HP-DP:\
> :rm=HPLJ4100:\
> :rp=raw:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP:\
> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/log:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/HP-DP/acct:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:
>
> I see for the lpr
>
> root@FreeBSD:/home/reg # lpr sum.ps
> lpr: HPLJ4100: unknown printer
>
> so thats the same.
>
> I have tried about a thousand vaiations, anc always see
>
> root@FreeBSD:/home/reg # lpq
> lpq: printer not found
>
> I must be doing something basic that is wrong, but I dont see ir.
> Someone tell me what Im doing wrong, this can't be this hard.
>
> Reg Clemens
> clemens@dwf.com
A few observations/questions:
For all of the following, I'm assuming you are using DHCP to access a
network printer, correct?
1. What does your printer say its hostname is? I.e., when you print your
printer's configuration pages from your printer, under the TCP/IP section,
what is the Host Name?
2. I would set the default name of the printer to "lp." See bullet
point number 1 in section 9.5.1 of the Handbook. You need to use the -P
switch to print with a different printer name.
3. It appears as though you are missing the printer name in the second
line of your printcap, viz:
lp:\ #printer name
:lp=:rm=printer HOSTname or ip or port:\
etc.
See bullet point number 2, Network section, of the same section of the Handbook.
I have a 4050, which is very close to the 4100, and use the
following first two lines right now, with a fixed IP:
lp:\
:lp=:rm=192.168.0.240:\
I've also used, with this same printer, with DHCP and the HOSTNAME as
indicated in the printer's configuration pages:
lp:\
:lp=:rm=LaserJet:\
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