Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 20:05:28 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: printing from windows xp to lpd without samba Message-ID: <20021025180528.GY29294@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <20021025094424.U1076-100000@babelfish.pursued-with.net> References: <20021025124722.GA86387@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> <20021025094424.U1076-100000@babelfish.pursued-with.net>
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# Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net / 2002-10-25 10:07:32 -0700:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > i'm running lpd with -clW switches (windows lpr sends from ports
> > >1024), and printing from my FreeBSD desktop works just fine:
> >
> > Oct 25 11:56:12 ishtar lpd[7336]: freepuppy.bellavista.cz requests recvjob lp
> > Oct 25 11:56:15 ishtar lpd[7339]: freepuppy.bellavista.cz requests displayq short lp
> >
> > but from windows boxes:
> >
> > Oct 25 11:56:57 ishtar lpd[7341]: martin.bellavista.cz requests recvjob lp
> > Oct 25 11:56:57 ishtar lpd[7341]: Error receiving job from martin.bellavista.cz:
> > Oct 25 11:56:57 ishtar lpd[7341]: lp: lost connection
> >
> > roman@ishtar ~ 1001:0 > lpq
> > Warning: no daemon present
> > Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
> > 1st tkadlec 5 Test Page 0 bytes
>
> I don't know. It looks to me as if there may be a permissions problem on
> ishtar. The Windows machine (martin) *does* try to submit a job, so the
> installation worked ok, and lpd acknowledges the transmission. However,
> then you get a job error and the file is created with zero bytes - hmm,
> that *doesn't* sound like permssions, actually, you'd expect no spool file
> to be created at all. "lp" *is* the actual name of the spool you're
> trying to access, right?
yes. i can print from any windows host that is in
ishtar:/etc/hosts.lpd using "lpr -S ishtar -P lp <file>".
trying to print the test page on the very same printer "added" to
the very same windows box fails.
> My experience with LPR printing from Windows machines is entirely with
> embedded or standalone print servers, rather than through a Unix host, so
> I've probably reached the end of my usefulness.
you helped me a lot already.
> > all I get is the "lp: lost connection" line in the logfile.
> > so, what am I doing wrong?
>
> I'd throw a protocol analyzer (tcpdump would do) on there and see what
> the conversation looks like, but that's just me as a network guy.
will do.
thanks!
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