Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 15:04:55 -0500 (CDT) From: ptroot@uswest.com (Paul T. Root) To: jd@dax.sandiegoca.attgis.com (Joseph I. Davida) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP network printing Message-ID: <199605072004.PAA28820@astro.acs.uswest.com> In-Reply-To: <199605071823.LAA01292@dax.sandiegoca.attgis.com> from "Joseph I. Davida" at May 7, 96 11:23:40 am
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In a previous message, Joseph I. Davida said:
>
> Hi,
> Am am running freebsd2.1, and
> I need to be able to print to an HP network printer and
> have not been able to. I talked to a friend, who sent me
> a copy of his printcap entry for an HP printer (4si),
> which I modified for the 2.1 freebsd.
> The only problem is I dont have the hpnp program, binary
> or source.
> Is this printcap entry OK?
> Where can I get the hpnp software?
> Thanx.
Hpnp software is specific to Sun's and HP boxes. You missed the answer
by about a week. The hp jetdirect card will work as a lpd server.
Here's a sample printcap:
testlp|Test of lpd on directjet:\
:lp=:rm=printer.uswest.com:\
:rp=raw:lf=/var/spool/output/test/errorlog:\
:sd=/var/spool/output/test
Paul.
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