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Re: printing off the internet



hi ya

to get any app to print to the printer...

- if the printer is connected to the debian box... 
	it is a local printer to that box

- otherwise, its a network printer...
	#
	# printcap on other machines NOT connected to the hp940c printer
	#
	hp940c|DeskJet:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp940c:\
        :rm=debian:

	restart lpd  after editing

- for MS apps...
	- use their printer manager in their control panel

	- you should be able to select which printer you wanna print to

- for *nix...
	- use your fav apps.... ( printtool, vi, 

	- on the machine that has the printer connected...
	- its best to find a printer config utility that lists yourprinter
		( apsfilter, magicfilter, cups, printtool, etc...

	#
	# typical entries for local printer on /dev/lp0 ( parallel port )
	#
	hp:\
        :sh:\
        :ml=0:\
        :mx=0:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:\
        :lpd_bounce=true:\
        :if=/usr/share/printconf/mf_wrapper:

c ya
alvin
#
# try printing postscript to a $5,000 GL/2 printer.... what a mess...
# ( cheaper to buy a postscript interface for it than find GL/2 drivers )
#

On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Shawn McMahon wrote:

> begin  quoting what Riggit510@aol.com said on Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 10:12:24PM -0500:
> > Can you help me,  it's been months sence I have been able to print off the 
> > Internet.
> > I can only print from word.
> 
> Sure.  Just send us the contents of your /etc/printcap, and we'll go
> from there.
> 
> I'm curious how you got Word to work on Debian, though.
> 
> 


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