Re: remote printing problem

[Jeroen Valcke <jeroen@valcke.com>]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 02:04:24PM -0500, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> > On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 05:47, Jeroen Valcke wrote:
> > > 
> > > Recently I upgraded my pc from Redhat to Debian ;-)
> > > However since then I have a problem with remote printing. I used to type
> > > 'lpr -P printer@remoteserver' on the redhat machine. However when I try
> > > this on the debian box, I get an error 'lpr: printer@remoteserver: unknown
> > > printer'
> 
> Since you're coming from RedHat, you really ought to:
> 
> apt-get install printtool
> 
> Voila, the RedHat printtool, just like you're used to.

Thanks

I installed the printtool and added the remote printer. Printtool
updates the /etc/printcap file. It seems to work now.

Does this mean I have to add every remote printer in my printcap config
file?

However. The problem is solved now, but I don't understand why it worked
on the redhat system? I checked and their was no entry for the remote
printer in the printcap file.

Meanwhile I noticed that rlpr provides the same functionality as lpr on
my old redhat system. 

regards,
-Jeroen-

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