Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:05:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Branson Matheson <branson@longstreet.larc.nasa.gov> To: CombsSF@salem.ge.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (FreeBSD Questions) Subject: Re: Net connected printer Message-ID: <199604252105.RAA21650@longstreet.larc.nasa.gov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.93.960425132603.23301D-100000@combs.salem.ge.com> from "Stephen F. Combs" at Apr 25, 96 01:30:00 pm
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> > I have to agree, We've got over a hundred JetDirect equiped HP Laserjets > which ALL have IP addresses and are used all the time with lpr/lpd. In > fact our VMS access to these printers is via lpr/lpd (TGV Multinet). We > even (with a FreeBSD box in-between, 'cuz of IBM's decision to send the > data file BEFORE sending the control file) use them to print from a series > of IBM mainframes scattered all over the world! > > We also use Castille Lanpress boxes for printers which won't/don't accept > a JetDirect (Genecom,etc line-printers). Speaking of such.. I am using the output filter program suggested in the handbook. I have had to make some local modifications to this program to handle some of the pecularities of our site. One of these is adding a sleep line at the end of the program so that all of the data makes it to the port. Has anyone else dealt with these issues? -branson Ummm... one more thing.. I have noticed that using this script and FreeBSD's lpd implimentation adds a linefeed to the end of my files. It seems to be comming from lpd. I have defined the ff char to be empty and the problem goes away.. I could not find this in the documentation. --
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