Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 16:07:48 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Mikko Ty?l?j?rvi <mbsd@pacbell.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Remote Printing Message-ID: <20050515040748.GA8982@osiris.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <20050514161800.V734@antec.home> References: <20050514225205.76491.qmail@web51410.mail.yahoo.com> <20050514230332.GA8120@osiris.chen.org.nz> <20050514161800.V734@antec.home>
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On Sat, May 14, 2005 at 04:20:32PM -0700, Mikko Ty?l?j?rvi wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2005, Jonathan Chen wrote:
[...]
> >>Can anyone direct me in the right direction?
> >
> >Uncomment/Tweak the following in your /etc/printcap:
> >
> > remote|sample remote printer:\
> > :sh:\
> > :rm=lphost:sd=/var/spool/output/lphost:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs
> >
>
> The print server emulator in HP JetDirect tends to be single threaded,
> and so does not respond to requests like "lpq" while printing, which is
> why I prefer the method in my previous mail (configuring the printer
> as "local" with "lp=<host>@<port>". Queueing is then handled locally).
Cool. Thanks for the tip.
Cheers.
--
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<jonc@chen.org.nz> | To be is to do -- Sartre
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