From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 14 20:14:30 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BD84106566B for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:14:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Dave.Robison@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 347DB8FC0A for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:14:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pps.filterd (ltcfislmsgpa07 [127.0.0.1]) by ltcfislmsgpa07.fnfis.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with SMTP id q1EJQrco032525 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:29 -0600 Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.15]) by ltcfislmsgpa07.fnfis.com with ESMTP id 12yvy58f5r-1 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:29 -0600 Received: from lefty.vicor.com (10.14.152.55) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.15) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.323.3; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:14:28 -0600 Message-ID: <4F3AC0A3.4050903@fisglobal.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:14:27 -0800 From: "Robison, Dave" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD amd64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20110120 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: References: <20120214145748.6aeaa1cc@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20120214145748.6aeaa1cc@scorpio> X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.55] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.6.7361, 1.0.260, 0.0.0000 definitions=2012-02-14_04:2012-02-14, 2012-02-14, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:23:57 +0000 Subject: Re: Printing directly to IP address X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: david.robison@fisglobal.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:14:30 -0000 You're going to want to use lpr, and you'll have to set up /etc/printcap first. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/corp-net-guide/printserving-lpr-freebsd.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/corp-net-guide/printserving-unix.html The command I use to print to a printer set up in /etc/printcap: lpr -P filename_to_print lpq will show you the queue, lprm removes jobs from the queue. Hope this helps. On 02/14/2012 11:57, Jerry wrote: > I was contacted recently by a friend who was studying printing under > FreeBSD. He > presently runs a mixture of Windows and Ubuntu PCs. > > The documentation deals primarily with "parallel" and "serial" > printers. Personally, I cannot remember the last time I used either; > however, that is not pertinent. My friend accesses the printer(s) the > same way I do, via a wireless network. The difference is that I am > using CUPS to achieve that goal. My friend would like to do it sans > CUPS if possible. > > I know it is possible; however, I cannot find any actual documentation > under the "printing" section in the FreeBSD manual. If anyone could > provide a link to such documentation, it would be appreciated. Updating > the "Printing" section in the manual would also seem like a worthwhile > endeavor also. I did a quick perusal of the section and even USB is > discouraged. > -- Dave Robison Sales Solution Architect II FIS Banking Solutions 510/621-2089 (w) 530/518-5194 (c) 510/621-2020 (f) daver@vicor.com david.robison@fisglobal.com _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.