RE: lpr(ng) not filtering through enscript for remote printer

["Lewis, James M." <Jim.Lewis@alcoa.com>]

> On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 03:15:55PM -0500, Lewis, James M. wrote:
> > > If you make a small tst.c and:
> > > $ cat tst.c|/etc/magicfilter/ljet4m-filter >~/me.ps
> 
> > > lp|hplj4l|HP Laserjet 4L:\
> > >
> :lp=lp:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hplj4l:rm=remoteprinter.lincrud:rp=hp:lpr_bounce:
> > > \
> > >         :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
> > >         :if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet4m-filter:\
> > >         :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
> > > 
> > Is your printer really on a remote machine called
> > "remoteprinter.lincrud"?
> > If it is, then maybe you need to use ":lp=:".
> > How about a little more detail on the setup...
> 
> Yes, the addressing side works fine. If i 
> $ cat tst.c|/etc/magicfilter/ljet4m-filter >~/me.ps
> $ lpr ~/me.ps
> 
> I get the printout I expect.
> 
> The problem seems specifically that for a non local printer, the if:
> filter is not used. (on a different machine with basically the same
> setup, the local printer port does have the expected format).
> 
> Also I have got :lp=lp (see second line of /etc/printcap).
> Incidentally, magicfilterconfig seems to set :lp=: which works for
> the lpr package daemon, but not the lprng daemon (unless I am
> misstaken). 
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark.
> 
I am using lprng and magicfilter on a potato system.
The :lp= and :rm= and :rp= fields can take several
forms.  Most of our printers are hung off of hp jetdirect
print servers or emulex print servers.  Here are some
of the entries from my /etc/printcap.  Note that the
same type printer can be run using :lp=printer@host
or :lp=host%portnumber (raw tcp), or with :lp= and
:rm=host :rp=printer type entries.  I don't use filters
with the postscript printers (I use a2ps instead).


tnp192|Remote hp5simx(ps) printer
        :lp=
        :rm=tnp192
        :rp=raw
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/tnp192
        :mx#0
 	  :sf
	  :sh

tnp153|xerox|Remote xerox(ps) printer (engineering)
        :lp=
        :rm=tnp153.ten.alcoa.com
        :rp=lp
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/tnp153
        :mx#0
	  :sf
	  :sh

tnp015|rm164_hp|Remote hp8kN(ps) printer
        :lp=tnp015.ten.alcoa.com%9100
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/tnp015
        :mx#0
	  :sf
	  :sh

tnp100|CharlieBrown lj3(pcl)
	  :lpr_bounce
        :lp=PASSTHRU@tnp100
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/tnp100
        :if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet3-filter
        :mx#0
	  :sf
	  :sh

tnp077|Accounting lj3(pcl)
	  :lpd_bounce
        :lp=PASSTHRU@tnp077
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/tnp077
        :if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet3-filter
        :mx#0
	  :sf
	  :sh

tnp126|rm164_empac|Remote hp4k(ps) printer
        :lp=tnp126%2501
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/tnp126
        :mx#0
	  :sf
	  :sh


tnp077 and tnp100 are probably what you are most interested
in since they use magicfilter.  One uses lpr_bounce and the
other uses lpd_bounce.  Both work.  They both happen to use
the special form of :lp=printer@host but one of them used to
use :rm=tnp077 :rp=PASSTHRU and :lp= entries.

hth
jim