Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:07:40 -0500 From: ccba <ccba@mindspring.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: LAN Postscript Problems Message-ID: <38AEA3A9.A93B6602@mindspring.com> References: <20000210154332.A18555@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <20000214092123.A2699@freebie.lemis.com> <38ADC537.3A1DE50@mindspring.com> <20000219092012.H32540@freebie.lemis.com>
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Hello Again:
In the /etc/printcap file, I added the following entries:
rlp | Remote Printer:\
:rm==Jib_Jack:sd=/var/spool/output/Jib-Jack:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
and I create the necessary Jib-Jack directory in the output folder.
However when I do a "lpr -P Jib-Jack /etc/printcap"
it still gives me "lpr: unknown printer " message.
What else am I doing wrong ??
Phil Wong
New FreeBSD guy
>
>
> > I have a FreeBSD machine connected to a hub, there is a
> > postscript printer also connected to the hub, along with 2 macs, and
> > a pc running win95.
> >
> > The printer is a NEC Silentwriter II Model 90 (again) configured
> > to LocalTalk, and there is a localtalk cable connecting the printer
> > to an "Asante Localtalk to Ethernet Bridge". The bridge is connected
> > to the hub.
> >
> > Two other Macs connected to the hub print fine, another PC
> > running Win95 also print fine to this printer.
> >
> > Problem:
> >
> > The FreeBSD machine is not seeing the printer. The printer did
> > nothing when I send jobs such as lpr, lp, enscript, etc. It only
> > shows a ready light.
>
> Correct. I don't know Localtalk, but I suspect FreeBSD doesn't it out
> of the box. I don't know if you can get it to do so, but that's a
> question you'll have to ask of FreeBSD-questions. The alternative may
> be to configure it as a normal TCP/IP network printer, in which case
> you could use the remote printer configuration described on page 295;
> just put the name of the printer as the argument for rm=.
>
> Greg
>
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