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Re: HP JetDirect and RH 5.1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jose M. Sanchez)
Tue Nov 3 20:51:38 1998
From: "Jose M. Sanchez" <opjose@ex-pressnet.com>
To: "Greg Cox" <greg.cox@meltonmachine.com>, <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Cc: "Greg Cox" <greg.cox@meltonmachine.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:02:31 -0500
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Fred gave you the correct information.
Linux can print to Jetdirect's via the spooler and it works quite =
well....
The MANUAL setup for BSD printing in the Jetdirect manual applies quite =
well to Linux. I set up my printer the first time using this recipie... =
later I discovered that only the "RAW" mode is required, as the print =
filters are pretty smart about text printing...
Anyway things to watch out for:
1) You should REALLY set up a DNS on the machine you are going to use =
for this, at worst you need to put the PRINTER's IP into the /etc/hosts =
file.
2) Once you have correctly done this, and restarted the Linux box, you =
MUST be able to telnet into the printer's Jetdirect card. If you cannot =
things will not work...
Assuming you have an entry like this..
10.0.0.20 hplaser4.mydomain.com hplaser4 hp4
then you should be able to type "telnet hplaser4" and get back...
---
Connected to hplaser4.mydomain.com.
Escape character is '^]'
Please type [Return] two times, to initialize telnet configuration
For HELP type "?"
>
>
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Once you get to this point, all you need to do is make the new printcap =
entry.
I prefer to let the GUI "printtools" do it for me.. as a local printer. =
This creates a good printcap entry, sets up the spool files, etc... all =
in one step. The problem will be that it will NOT work until you =
manually edit the printcap to point to the printer...
By changing two lines:
lp|hp4:\
:lp=3D:\
:rm=3Dhplaser4:\
Note the backslashes are important. They tell printcap that the entry =
continues...
Once done, you can go back to the GUI tools and send a test page to the =
printer.
Nothing to it.
-JMS
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Cox <greg.cox@meltonmachine.com>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 12:54 PM
Subject: HP JetDirect and RH 5.1
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Can someone please point me to some help.
I would like to set up RH to plot to a jetdirect card.
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-Cox
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Fred gave you the correct=20
information.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Linux can print to Jetdirect's via the spooler and =
it works=20
quite well....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The MANUAL setup for BSD printing in the Jetdirect =
manual=20
applies quite well to Linux. I set up my printer the first time using =
this=20
recipie... later I discovered that only the "RAW" mode is =
required, as=20
the print filters are pretty smart about text printing...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Anyway things to watch out for:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>1) You should REALLY set up a DNS on the machine you =
are going=20
to use for this, at worst you need to put the PRINTER's IP into the =
/etc/hosts=20
file.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2) Once you have correctly done this, and restarted =
the Linux=20
box, you MUST be able to telnet into the printer's Jetdirect card. If =
you cannot=20
things will not work...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Assuming you have an entry like this..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>10.0.0.20 =20
hplaser4.mydomain.com hplaser4 =20
hp4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>then you should be able to type "telnet =
hplaser4"=20
and get back...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>---</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Connected to hplaser4.mydomain.com.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Escape character is '^]'</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Please type [Return] two times, to initialize telnet =
configuration</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>For HELP type "?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>-----</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Once you get to this point, all you =
need to do=20
is make the new printcap entry.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I prefer to let the GUI "printtools" do it =
for me..=20
as a local printer. This creates a good printcap entry, sets up the =
spool files,=20
etc... all in one step. The problem will be that it will NOT work until =
you=20
manually edit the printcap to point to the printer...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>By changing two lines:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>lp|hp4:\</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> =
:lp=3D:\</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
size=3D2> =20
:rm=3Dhplaser4:\</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Note the backslashes are important. They tell =
printcap that=20
the entry continues...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Once done, you can go back to the =
GUI tools and=20
send a test page to the printer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Nothing to it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>-JMS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B>Greg Cox <<A=20
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href=3D"mailto:greg.cox@meltonmachine.com">greg.cox@meltonmachine.com</A>=
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<B>Date:=20
</B>Tuesday, November 03, 1998 12:54 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>HP =
JetDirect and=20
RH 5.1<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Can someone please point me to =
some=20
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I would like to set up RH to =
plot to a=20
jetdirect card.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>-Cox</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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