Re: lpd network print prob
On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:28:03AM -0600, Matthew Bryant Baxa wrote:
> Hello all. I have been struggling with this problem and looking back in the archives, I havn't been able to find an answer. On a local network, we are using lpd to handle printing to remote printers. Unfortunatly it is broken somehow.
>
> When I spool jobs to the printer, the are inserted into the queue fine, but when I use lpq or lpc status on the printer it gives me:
>
> milo: waiting for hllj4 to come up
> Rank .....
> ....
>
> connection to hllj4 is down
>
> I have killed and restarted lpd, cleared the queues, power cycled the printer, and still nothing! If anyone has any ideas, I would be much appreciative.
>
Ok here is more info:
/etc/printcap
...
lp|hl|HEP_Linux:\
:lp=:\
:mx#0:\
:rm=hllj4:\
:rp=raw:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote/CW42
This is a remote laserjet that sits on a HP JetDirect box that plugs into the network. There is an entry in hosts for hllj4 that points to the right IP address.
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Matthew Baxa
http://www.cis.ksu.edu/~mbb1810/
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