[98339] in RedHat Linux List
Re: HP JetDirect External (multiport)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Abbitt)
Sun Nov 8 12:50:14 1998
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 09:21:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Ray Abbitt <rabbitt@ncal.verio.com>
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cc: therring@syncroflo.com
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(Posted to Redhat list and emailed to Toby Herring)
On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, Toby Herring wrote:
> I can print to the print server with no problem, but only to the first port.
> There are three ports on the server.
>
> If it were a SMB or Novell server, you would set the printer share or queue
> to the name of the printer/spool on the remote server in the "Remote Queue"
> field (printtool for X.)
>
I don't know about using printtool for X, but I do know how to set up
lpd to print to all three ports.
> What do I need to put in the "Remote Queue" field to get my JetDirect server
> to print to the other two ports? Right now, no matter which spool I use
> (trying to set up all three printers) everything prints out on the printer
> attached to port 1 on the server.
>
Take a look at the HP document named "HP JetDirect Print Servers -
How to Install and Configure LPD Software as an Alternative to HP
JetAdmin" found at:
<http://www.hp.com/cposupport/networking/support_doc/bpj02836.html>
Thi information on configuring print queues for BSD-based systems is
directly applicable to Linux. I've used it a number of times (and in
fact also used this info on a couple of Solaris systems also). With
most printers you will want to use the raw ports even for plain text
printers or you will get double spacing.
Hope this helps. One of these days if I get some time I think I will
take a shot at writing a faq for this. It isn't all that hard, but
finding the info on HP's web site is a royal pain.
-ray
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