From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 04:07:09 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 8C95437B401 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 04:07:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.181]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 266D643F75 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 04:07:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) Received: from smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h6MB6rna047109 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:36:59 +0930 (CST) Received: (from mailnull@localhost)h6MB6rUR047103 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:36:53 +0930 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: smtp1.adl2.internode.on.net: mailnull set sender to using -f Received: from beta.home (ppp1930.sa.padsl.internode.on.net [150.101.26.137]) h6MB6dna047019; Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:36:53 +0930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Malcolm Kay Organization: At home To: Robert Chalmers , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:36:38 +0930 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 References: <3F1CD96C.2030201@tpg.com.au> In-Reply-To: <3F1CD96C.2030201@tpg.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200307222036.38910.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> X-Proc-As: freebsd-questions X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.33 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) Subject: Re: Problems printing to remote print server. (Not PC/Nix) 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: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:07:09 -0000 On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:57, Robert Chalmers wrote: > The thing I have on the network isa Print Server. A DLink three port > print server. Its not a FreeBSD box sharing print jobs, nor a W2K > machine doing the same. Its on a network connection of its own, and the > printers are plugged into it. > > oh well. I'll keep digging. :-) > > thanks > Robert I have no experience with the DLink print server but have some experience= with=20 an HP JetDirect 4 port print server. I suspect operation is similar. The server with respect to printing behaves very much like a unix box run= ning=20 lpd. You address the server with an 'rm' entry in printcap as you would=20 another machine serving printers -- an IP address or name representing an= IP=20 address. You pick a particular printer by a name ('rp' entry) associated with the=20 particular port on the device -- this is probably hard coded and might be= =20 difficult to discover -- but for what it is woth the names are raw1, raw2= ,=20 =2E.. on the HP box. If the rp entry is missing then (on the HP box) you'= ll get the first port. It is also possible to telnet into the HP box to change some configuratio= n=20 parameters. You may get a menu or a response to '?' or 'help'. This of course gives only a raw connection. You may need to supply filter= s or=20 whatever to process postscript or other source formats. Not a definitive answer but with some luck it might help. Malcolm Kay