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Subject: Re: Printing directly to IP address
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Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote:

> 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.

Provided the printer supports lpd protocol, i.e. it looks like
a remote BSD machine operating as a print server, the setup is
covered in the "Networked Printing" handbook section (as of 6.1
-- I don't seem to have any newer doc package installed).  The
comments in /etc/printcap are also useful, and there's some
coverage in the Corporate Networker's Guide:  "Setting up LPR/LPD
on FreeBSD" and "Printing from UNIX".