Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:06:30 -0800 From: Patrick Mahan <PMahan@adaranet.com> To: Ryan Coleman <editor@d3photography.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: CUPS and IPP/JD/LPD Message-ID: <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C02D6748C2E@SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com> In-Reply-To: <505F1E40-1AC5-46D7-A433-56D8435D0361@d3photography.com> References: <CE699D93-6829-4791-8FDB-F5180E8DA690@d3photography.com> <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C02D6748C2A@SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com> <505F1E40-1AC5-46D7-A433-56D8435D0361@d3photography.com>
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>-----Original Message----- >From: Ryan Coleman [mailto:editor@d3photography.com] >Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 9:03 AM >To: Patrick Mahan >Cc: FreeBSD Questions >Subject: Re: CUPS and IPP/JD/LPD > >I keep getting garbage text when I connect to my Lanier here at work... an >LD520C. > >I used to be able to print to it but never in color... not the end of the >world but I want to be able to print to it again. > >On Dec 8, 2011, at 10:59 AM, Patrick Mahan wrote: > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >>> questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Coleman >>> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:41 AM >>> To: FreeBSD Questions >>> Subject: CUPS and IPP/JD/LPD >>> >>> I have a printer that doesn't support IPP. The leasing agency wants to >>> charge me $1400 to "install" the Postcript driver on it but I'm looking >at >>> another solution, if possible: CUPS. >>> >>> I have a MacBook and we have a number of iOS devices around the office >here >>> that people would love to be able to print from... but AirPrint require= s >an >>> IPP-compatible printer. >>> >>> Is there a way to convert or translate IPP to either LPD or JetDirect? >>> >>> -- >>> Ryan >>> >> >> Ryan, >> >> I use JetDirect with my Apple devices. I print to a HP OfficeJet 7310 >all-in-one >> with no problems. >> >> I had and older HP Color inkjet (930?) that was hooked up for a while to= a >Fedora >> Core box that was using LPD that worked as well. >> Ryan, What does the garbage text look like? PCL? or Postscript? I'm not famili= ar with the Lanier printers. Patrick ---------------------------------------------------- Patrick Mahan Lead Technical Kernel Engineer Adara Networks Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely the responsibility of th= e author and are not to be construed as an official opinion of Adara Networks.
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