Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:22:10 +0100 (BST) From: <mac@nibsc.ac.uk> To: ptroot@uswest.com (Paul T. Root) Cc: twoods@ccgate.sos.state.il.us, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Net connected printer Message-ID: <199604251722.SAA24015@chalsig.nibsc.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <199604251515.KAA05226@astro.acs.uswest.com> from "Paul T. Root" at Apr 25, 96 10:15:41 am
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>From: ptroot@uswest.com (Paul T. Root)
>Subject: Re: Net connected printer
>To: twoods@ccgate.sos.state.il.us (Terry Woods)
>Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 10:15:41 -0500 (CDT)
>Cc: questions@freebsd.org
>>
>> I have a network Lexmark 4029 using a HP Jetdirect interface.
>> What dev (lp=) should I use in the printcap
Doesn't matter, since you will also use an 'rm' and an 'rp' and they'll
make 'lpd' ignore it. But set it t something like 'lp=/dev/null' or 'lp=' just
so that there is a setting in there.
>The HP JetDirect card is not a lpd server. You need software from HP
>to talk to it. As far as I know that software is available for HP/UX,
>SunOS and Solaris. It works quite well.
I can't let this go uncorrected. From the HP JetDirect Print Server Spftware
Installation Guide 1995 (HP Manual Part Number J2552-90101)
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[Chapter 10. Configuring the HP JetDirect Print Server to Use LPD (UNIX)]
The HP JetDirect print server functionality supports LPD on thee systems:
o Berkeley-based (BSD) UNIX systems
o HP-UX
o SunOS/Solaris
o IBM AIX
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Note, this is not Chapter 9 (configuring for SunOS/Solaris and HP-UX) this is
the general LPD chapter. I use SGI boxes around here, and it was a joy and
delight to spend a whole 10 minutes setting this printer up. Could hardly have
been easier. Define IP address through keypad control panel. Telnet into
JetDirect Card. Set subnet-mask, default gateway, syslog-host and telnet
password, turn banner pagees off and quit to save.
60 seconds later, the /etc/printcap file says (loosely)
hplj|LaserJet|rp=raw|rm=hplj.nibsc.ac.uk|sd=/var/spool/hplj
and we're away. 'lpq' 'lpr' etc all work great. I even get message in my
syslog when the paper tray is empty!
Big hand to HP for making it this easy. And it really works. Reliable,
flexible. Nothing wrong with it.
And no, I have _no_ connection with HP other than that of a satisfied customer.
Mac
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