From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 28 04:17:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BADA016A4CE for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 04:17:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (duke.void.net.my [202.157.183.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59C0E43D1D for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 04:17:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from www@tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my) Received: by tomoyo.MyBSD.org.my (Postfix, from userid 80) id 2D96C6CC8D; Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:22:29 +0800 (MYT) Received: from phpmailer ([202.157.183.139]) by 202.157.183.139 with HTTP (VOiD); Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:22:29 +0800 Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:22:29 +0800 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: zam4ever Message-ID: <9f47d3b52fa69f1d778c56faa5e4d7f7@202.157.183.139> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: VOiDMAIL [PHPMailer version 1.70] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: Re: setting up a printer - best method? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: zam4ever List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:17:41 -0000 --------- Original Message -------- From: aaron@alpete.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: setting up a printer - best method? Date: 28/02/04 13:51 > I've read the handbook on setting up bsd style printers, and i've used > cups some before i started using freebsd. the bsd style printing > mechanism looks complicated to me, i didn't have consistent success with > cups. i'm interested in what method is generally the easiest and what > method is the best. the two printers i will deal with most are a parallel > port panasonic laser printer i have at home that i would like to set up as > a shared network printer (shared through my bsd box with other bsd boxes > and a windows XP laptop) so all my home computers can use it, and a big > lexmark laser printer at work that is networked (has an ethernet card in > the printer). would somebody with experience setting up printing for bsd > machines give me some direction, suggestions, or pointers? (links to > useful articles-howtos are always welcome) and perhaps, what is outlined > in the handbook is the best way to go. i just wanted to ask. > > aaron Just weblinks: Chapter 11 Printing http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing.html Printing Clients and Servers http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/02/05/Big_Scary_Daemons.html regards, zam4ever