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Date:      21 Dec 2002 11:26:58 +0000
From:      Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com>
To:        iuliand@romtelecom.net
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: printing over the network
Message-ID:  <1040470017.58381.55.camel@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <200212211716.gBLHGBx12679@ns2.romtelecom.net>
References:  <200212211653.gBLGrcx12531@ns2.romtelecom.net> <1040468698.58381.49.camel@localhost> <200212211716.gBLHGBx12679@ns2.romtelecom.net>

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On Sat, 2002-12-21 at 17:16, iuliand@romtelecom.net wrote:
> On 21 Dec 2002 11:04:59 +0000
> Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2002-12-21 at 16:53, iuliand@romtelecom.net wrote:
> > > Hello!
> > > I heve trying to do this job on a network printer with an IP assigned.
> > > I have edited hosts and printcap files but when I do lpr -P name_printer file, the output is printer unknown. Is there anywhere else where I should configure?
> > > Thanks!
> > 
> > Quick shot in the dark., have you restarted lpd?
> > 
> > Stacey
> Yes!
> Still nothing!

Could we see what your printcap file looks like, please?
I presume you could ping the printer, yes?
Are you using lpd or lprng (have to get that out of the way)
Is lpd running / listening? - Show me
What does "lpc status all" return?


Stacey
-- 
Stacey Roberts
B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science

Web: www.vickiandstacey.com



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