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Re: Problem with /etc/printcap



On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Dany Dionne wrote:

> I try to print on a ethernet printer ( HP Laserjet 4m ) and i have some
> problem with /etc/printcap, so i can use the printer.
> If i try to print with lpr or if i try a lpq, i receive the error message:
> 
> lpr: lp: unknow printer.

The printer named 'lp' is not defined just add an alias in your first
line. It will then look like:

lj-5|lp|remote-hplj:\


> 
> My /etc/printcap is:
> 
> lj-5|remote-hplj:\
>         :lp=/dev/null:sh:\
>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj-5:\
>         :rm=132.203.76.56:rp=raw:
> 

Gruesse,
-- martin

// Martin Konold, Muenzgasse 7, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany  // 
// Email: konold@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de              // 
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