Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 07:22:37 -0700 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: wwong@wiley.csusb.edu Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two printers simultaneously? Message-ID: <9511031422.AA24633@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <199511030728.XAA02692@wiley.csusb.edu> (message from William Wong on Thu, 2 Nov 1995 23:28:07 -0800 (PST))
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>>>>> "William" == William Wong <wwong@wiley.csusb.edu> writes:
William> Hello Everyone!
Hi, William.
William> Question: Is it possible to have two different printers
William> on the same FreeBSD system?
Oh yes. You can have many printers.
William> If so, how can it be configured to do so?
Give each printer a different name in /etc/printcap. Also see the
FreeBSD handbook (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook91.html#142)
I've got three printers in my /etc/printcap:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
silky|lp|ps|Panasonic KX-P4455 PostScript v51.4:\
:lp=/dev/ttyd5:fs#0x8a000c1:xs#0x820:br#38400:rw:sf:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/silky:af=/var/spool/lpd/silky/acct:pl#66:pw#80:\
:mx#0:rs:sh:sc:rg=printer:df=/usr/local/libexec/psif-dvi:\
:rf=/usr/local/libexec/psif-fortran:tf=/usr/local/libexec/psif-troff:\
:if=/usr/local/libexec/psif:
smooth|hp|HP LaserJet II:\
:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/smooth:af=/var/spool/lpd/smooth/acct:\
:pl#66:pw#80:mx#0:rs:sc:rg=printer:if=/usr/local/libexec/hpif:\
:df=/usr/local/libexec/hpif-dvi:
noisy|Diablo 610 Tractor Feed:\
:lp=/dev/lpt1:sd=/var/spool/lpd/noisy:af=/var/spool/lpd/noisy/acct:\
:pl#66:pw#80:mx#0:rs:sc:rg=printer:if=/usr/libexec/lpr/lpf:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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