[95221] in RedHat Linux List
Re: network printing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Morris)
Fri Oct 16 00:59:52 1998
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 23:59:29 -0500
From: Jim Morris <Jim@Morris.net>
Reply-To: Jim@Morris.net
To: redhat-list@redhat.com, jan@wotan.opt-sci.Arizona.EDU
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Jan Heurich wrote:
>
> I need to use a linux machine as a network print server for a HP Lj4000n
> network printer. Does anybody know how to address these printers?
Ok, what you need to do is configure the HP printer to function as a
"LPR" printer via TCP/IP. I just did this for a QMS Color laser printer
a few days ago - it's been a while since I've been through the menus on
an HP printer though. Anyway, once you do this, and have the printer
set to a specific IP address, you should be able to go set up a print
queue under Linux that will point to the TCP/IP printer. Something like
this maybe (and this is from memory - I'm booted into Win95
unfortunately at the moment)....
# HP LJ4000n printcap entry
hp4000n:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp4000n:\
:rm=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:\
:rp=lp:\
:sh:\
:sf:\
:mx#0:
The key thing is the "rm" field. It specifies the remote printing host -
in this case the printer itself. The other field of importance is the
"rp" field which specifies the print queue on the remote host. Since the
host *is* the printer in this case, I think you can put anything you
want and it will work. On the QMS printer's setup, there were no "print
queues" is the printer setup - but it works with "lp" as the remote
print queue.
Good luck! If you have any more trouble, take a look at the Printing
HOWTO in the LDP - available from Redhat's site, or
http://www.linux.org.
--
/------------------------------------------------\
| Jim Morris | Business: jmorris@rtc-group.com |
| | Personal: Jim@Morris.net |
|------------------------------------------------|
| World Wide Web: http://Jim.Morris.net |
\------------------------------------------------/
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
http://www.redhat.com http://archive.redhat.com
To unsubscribe: mail redhat-list-request@redhat.com with
"unsubscribe" as the Subject.
