From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 20 02:57:02 2003 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 A287516A4B3 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 02:57:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from inspired.net.au (inspired.net.au [203.58.81.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29BB843FA3 for ; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 02:57:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dlodeiro@inspired.net.au) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by inspired.net.au (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA10277; Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:56:56 +1000 Received: from dsl-74.217.240.220.dsl.comindico.com.au(220.240.217.74), claiming to be ".dl.com" via SMTP by inspired.net.au, id smtpda10267; Mon Oct 20 09:56:47 2003 From: David Lodeiro To: Jesse Sheidlower Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:55:09 +1000 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <20030918033444.GA18748@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <20030918033444.GA18748@panix.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200310201954.58543.dlodeiro@inspired.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Basic printing setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:57:02 -0000 > I've never gotten around to setting up printing from > my FreeBSD machine--the discussion in the Handbook is > rather frightening--and now that I've decided I should > probably give it a try, I find that the Handbook doesn't > even let me get started. > > I have two situations for this computer (a laptop > running FreeBSD-4.8). I have a home network that > has an older (non-Ethernetted) HP LaserJet 6MP; this > is attached to the network via an AsanteTalk AppleTalk- > Ethernet bridge. The Macs on the network (OSX and 8.6) > can all see the printer. What do I need to do to print > to this printer from my FreeBSD machine when it's on > the network? > > In the second case, I just have a desktop printer-- > some HP color thing, the 990 I think--that only has a > USB connection. The Handbook doesn't mention USB > printing at all. > > In both cases I'm not looking to do anything fancy, > none of this user-accounting or header-pages stuff. > I just want to be able to send jobs to the printer > and have them come out. I guess I'd also be curious > how to select one or the other, or more if they were > added to the network. Thanks for any pointers on > how to accomplish this. > > Jesse Sheidlower > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Try apsfilter in the ports collection, I found it the easiest way to set up printing under freebsd, I;d seuggest hooking the printer up directly to the freebsd box and setting up printing there first, and then tacling the network setup. Thats what I would do anyway. Hope it helps David