Re: TCP/IP printing under Debian
Leif,
You can accomplish this using the lpr/lpd facility that is likely already
installed. There were some security issues with lpd awhile back, so you
may want to make sure you have the latest pacakges for the Debian version
you're running.
Read the man page for lpr. There's lots of options, but you likely will
only need a few of them. Here's a sample from a server here:
lp:\
:lp=:\
:rm=printer.org.tld:\
:rp=pr1:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\
:sh=true:\
:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
You may need to get the queue name (parameter rp) from the printer
docs. OTH pr1 may work fine.
One advantage here is that you don't have to install any other services,
which is good from a security standpoint.
Ernest Johanson
Systems Administrator
Fuller Theological Seminary
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Leif B. Kristensen wrote:
> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:46:11 +0200
> From: Leif B. Kristensen <leifkris@alfanett.no>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: TCP/IP printing under Debian
>
> Hi,
> I'm new to Debian and to this list. I've successfully installed Woody on
> an old Pentium (133MHz, 128 MB RAM, 2x4GB HD) and set it up as an
> experimental web server behind my firewall. I have not cared to set up
> any GUI on it, as I want to run it by CLI from a remote console (Putty).
>
> The installation has been plain fun so far, but now I'm rather stuck as
> I want to be able to print out stuff such as man pages, configuration
> files, and other documentation. I've got an old HP4M+ laser printer
> which, according to linuxprinting.org should work perfectly with Linux.
> It's connected to my LAN via Ethernet, and has its own IP address.
>
> I've worked a lot with UNIX administration, but I have no experience
> with printer installation. The howtos that I have been able to find on
> the net so far, seem mostly to deal with installation of parallel
> printers, and with the use of some GUI tool. Can anybody direct me to a
> basic resource on CLI-based TCP/IP printer setup under Debian/Linux?
>
> TIA,
> --=20
> Leif Biberg Kristensen=20
> http://solumslekt.org/
> mail to leif at solumslekt dot org
>
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