From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 19 6: 9: 5 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from fb00.eng00.mindspring.net (fb00.eng00.mindspring.net [207.69.200.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4891D37BBA0 for ; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 06:08:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ccba@mindspring.com) Received: from mindspring.com (user-2ivebtt.dialup.mindspring.com [165.247.47.189]) by fb00.eng00.mindspring.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA04701; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:08:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <38AEA3A9.A93B6602@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:07:40 -0500 From: ccba X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en,zh-TW,zh,zh-CN,pdf MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Greg Lehey , FreeBSD-Questions Subject: Re: LAN Postscript Problems References: <20000210154332.A18555@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <20000214092123.A2699@freebie.lemis.com> <38ADC537.3A1DE50@mindspring.com> <20000219092012.H32540@freebie.lemis.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message