Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:10:52 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Karl Denninger <karl@Denninger.Net> Cc: Matthew Hagerty <matthew@venux.net>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Remote printer access Message-ID: <36CF955C.1F2A25AC@softweyr.com> References: <4.1.19990220222633.00960240@mail.venux.net> <19990220213509.A15555@Denninger.Net>
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Karl Denninger wrote:
>
> On Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 10:33:38PM -0500, Matthew Hagerty wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I hope this is not off topic, if it is, please excuse me and if kindly
> > point me to the correct list, thanks.
In general, questions is a good place for questions like this. The
-net list is supposed to be for discussing the design and implementation
of networking in FreeBSD. You were close, so we won't throw you out
on your virtual ear. ;^)
> > Is there a generally accepted method for accessing remote printers with
> > FreeBSD? I have to servers located in different states and I need to print
> > to a printer located on one server from the other server. Both are
> > connected the Internet via dedicated ISDN. I'm running FreeBSD-3.x on both.
>
> Uh, lpd? :-)
Yeah.
In particular, see the "sample remote printer" entry in your
/etc/printcap file. A good book on UNIX system adminstration will
probably help, too. I recommend the O'Reilly book, but I understand
the Nemeth & Seebass et al book is very good, too.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com
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