Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:17:01 -0400 From: Tom Parquette <tparquet@twcny.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: lpd setup for remote printer Message-ID: <3F8D8F1D.80703@twcny.rr.com>
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Hi. I subscribe to the digest flavor of questions. Please CC me on
any repliees.
I'm trying to set up remote printing for the first time.
These are both FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT machines.
I have an HP2000 USB connected to the "remote" host. It is lp on P3R-272.
I'm using apsfilter on P3R-272 as the print filter. I am able to print
to the printer when I'm on that machine.
The printer is called lp and this is what apsfilter setup created:
lp|PS;r=1200x1200;q=photo;c=full;p=letter;m=auto:\
:lp=/dev/ulpt0:\
:if=/usr/local/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/lp/log:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:tr=\004:\
:sh:
I'm trying to configure printing on the "local" machine (Stargate) to
point to lp on P3R-272. I have NO printer directly connected to Stargate.
I've looked at the printcap sample remote printer and the man page.
I've tried a number of different combinations and I cannot convince lpd
on Stargate that lp is a remote printer. It keeps looking for /dev/lp.
This is what I currently have coded in Stargate's printcap file:
lp|HP2000 on P3R-272:\
:sh:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
:rm=P3R-272.Tom.Parquette.name:
The error messages I'm getting are:
Oct 15 14:01:41 Stargate lpd[1015]: unable to get official name for
local machine Stargate.Tom.Parquette.name: No address associated with
hostname
Oct 15 14:01:41 Stargate lpd[1015]: /dev/lp: No such file or directory
Oct 15 14:01:41 Stargate kernel: Oct 15 14:01:41 Stargate lpd[1015]:
/dev/lp: No such file or directory
The official name message is explainable. I use DDNS, I had to boot the
DHCP/DNS server today. If I shutdown Stargate for a few hours,
everything will disappear from the leases file and the name will resolve
again.
The second and third error messages are the ones I cannot find an answer to.
TIA for any help.
Cheers...
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