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Subject: Re: Printing to a network photosmart printer
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On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Louis LeBlanc wrote:

> Since I've just gotten hold of a shiny new HP PSC photosmart 2510
> printer, I'd really like to get some use out of it from my FreeBSD
> system (don't want to waste it on the Windoze box).  Does anyone know
> if and how this can be done?

First, check for information on that printer on

http://www.linuxprinting.org

There's no PSC 2510, but there is a PSC 2500, which is probably close 
enough.  It uses the hpijs driver.

> BTW, it is network capable, and is plugged directly into the hub, with
> the link indicating 100TX half duplex.
>
> I've tried apsfilter, and a good many of the ghostscript drivers, but
> no good has come of it so far.

See /usr/ports/print/hpijs.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA