[3370] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Best way to connect to JetDirect printer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carpenter, Dean (MS Mail))
Fri Nov 8 09:44:37 1996
From: "Carpenter, Dean (MS Mail)" <dcarpenter@kraft.com>
To: "redhat-list%redhat.com@internet.kraft.com" <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 08:38:50 -0600
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>Subject: Best way to connect to JetDirect printer
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>I have several really nice HP printers (POSTSCRIPT capable) on my
>network. They all have JetDirect cards in them and are configured for
>TCP/IP. I have gotten the JetAdmin software for the commercial UNIXes
>I am running and set up the printers. I would like to be able to
>print directly off my Colgate box to the various printers. The
>question is what software poackages do I need to run?
>
>I have configure "/etc/printcap" and can get stuff to the printer, but
>it "stair steps". I know "stair steps" is a filter problem, but I do
>not believe that I can specify filters on remote printer queues. I
>have used APS in the past, but it seems there should be a better way
>then that.
No need. You can set up /etc/printcap to talk directly to the printers.
Here's an exceprt from a printcap file on one of ours ...
lp|sis5si-1|Lan Support HP5Si in N2-3 PCL and PS:\
:lp=:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/sis5si-1:\
:mx#0:\
:rm=sis5si-1.cso.kraft.com:\
:rp=raw:\
:ef=/var/spool/lpd/filters/ljet4-filter:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/sis5si-1/hp-log:
ct4si-1|Lan Support HP4Si in Cert Lab PCL and PS:\
:lp=:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/ct4si-1:\
:mx#0:\
:rm=ct4si-1.cso.kraft.com:\
:rp=raw:\
:ef=/var/spool/lpd/filters/ljet4-filter:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/ct4si-1/hp-log:
The remote machine (:rm=) you are printing to is the printer itselft.
In this case, we're using the DNS name of the printer. The remote
printer name (:rp=) you use should be raw to pass the data directly to
the printer, and text to handle normal text files.
We're using another version of lpr that allows local filtering before
sending a job to a remote printer, hence the :ef= tag, which passed
everything through magicfilter <== excellent package !!
I can dump pretty much any format file at the printer, and it just
works.
--
Dean Carpenter
dcarpenter@kraft.com
deano@areyes.com
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