Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:42:36 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Tom Hollingsworth <tom.hollingsworth@celebrityresorts.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP jetdirect printer installation Message-ID: <20040210204236.GB6620@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4CB29331B117444FAEF4E75EB4E1979713778A@CR2.data-secure.net> References: <4CB29331B117444FAEF4E75EB4E1979713778A@CR2.data-secure.net>
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On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 10:01:44AM -0500, Tom Hollingsworth wrote:
> Is there a utility similar to hppi for Solaris to install HP jetdirect
> network printers under FreeBSD?
Nothing obvious that has specific support for JetDirect features.
However JetDirect printers work well with just about any Unix printing
software -- either the system supplied lpd(8) or the currently
fashionable CUPS. If you're using lpd(8), then look at installing the
print/apsfilter port, which add a raft of filters for automatically
translating a number of file formats into postscript for printing.
CUPS has similar functionality, and also supports using PPD files to
provide support for the options provided by your printer.
Cheers,
Matthew
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