Re: Printer problem

[Alisdair McDiarmid <alisdair@wasters.org>]

On Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 06:43:00PM +0100, SGaerner wrote:
> You have to edit your local /etc/printcap.
> Add a line
>     rm=YOUR_SERVER_IP:\
>     rp=lp:\
> 
> But I think that you only have to uncomment und modify some lines in your standard
> Debian /etc/printcap.

i'm currently having the same problem.

i've got a printer set up on skinny, which prints locally fine.
the printcap is:

lp|hplj|HP Laserjet 1100:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hplj:\
        :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
        :if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet4l-filter:\
        :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:

the printcap on letdown is:

lp|hplj|HP Laserjet 1100:\
	:lp=/dev/null:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hplj:rm=skinny.wasters:rp=lp:\
	:sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
	:if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet4l-filter:\
	:af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:

printing on letdown does nothing: lpq says "no printable jobs in
queue", but skinny doesn't appear to even get anything. there are
no logs or output from lpd on either machine to suggest that
anything happened. i think i've set up /etc/lpd.perms to allow
access, but i can't be sure (the only line is DEFAULT ACCEPT).

what could it possibly be? (i have RTFM and FAQ and HOWTO and they
don't help).

thanks,
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alisdair mcdiarmid                            alisdair@wasters.org
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