Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:14:01 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: Bob <jwillson@ecn.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can I use an HP printer Message-ID: <20070205230800.P32366@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <45C7F826.3070202@ecn.net.au> References: <45C7F826.3070202@ecn.net.au>
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On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Bob wrote:
> I recently purchased a Hewlett Packard Color LaserJet 2600n printer.
> It works perfectly under Windows XP but I cannot get it to work under
> FreeBSD 6.2.
> I have set it up as a network printer on a LAN and it has it's own
> permanent IP. I can ping the IP but that is all I can do.
I have been using HP printers under FreeBSD for years now. Since your
printer has an IP, I presume it has a JetDirect card.
> Can this printer actually be made to work or am I wasting my (and
> your) time even trying?
You may need to set up some things in /etc/printcap. Here is the
relevant portion of mine:
# HP color laser
lp|snow|snowball|lj|ps|HP ColorLaserJet 4550N:\
:sh:\
:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\
:mx#0:\
:lp=:rm=snowball:rp="auto":
I'm using lpr, so I had to enable that in /etc/rc.conf. I also had to
manually create the directory /var/spool/output/lpd. The snowball part
is a hostname for the printer, which you can set up in /etc/hosts or a
split DNS. (My printers are named after Devo songs.)
HTH.
--
Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org
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