# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-10-25 04:07:09 -0700:
> On Friday, Oct 25, 2002, at 03:40 US/Pacific, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > Does anyone here know how to setup Windows XP to use a remote LPD?
> > If so, what are the steps? (googling for lpd and windows finds about 1k
> > hits for Lunix printing howto which doesn't cover this scenario.)
>
> Just go through the printer setup wizard, and select a local printer
> (counterintuitive, I know). When you get to the requestor for which
> port to use, pick "New Port" and create a "Standard TCP/IP port" aimed
> at the IP or resolvable hostname of your LPD box.
gods bless you, Kevin, it still doesn't work, but i got further. :)
i'm running lpd with -clW switches (windows lpr sends from ports
>1024), and printing from my FreeBSD desktop works just fine:
Oct 25 11:56:12 ishtar lpd[7336]: freepuppy.bellavista.cz requests recvjob lp
Oct 25 11:56:15 ishtar lpd[7339]: freepuppy.bellavista.cz requests displayq short
lp
but from windows boxes:
Oct 25 11:56:57 ishtar lpd[7341]: martin.bellavista.cz requests recvjob lp
Oct 25 11:56:57 ishtar lpd[7341]: Error receiving job from martin.bellavista.cz:
Oct 25 11:56:57 ishtar lpd[7341]: lp: lost connection
roman@ishtar ~ 1001:0 > lpq
Warning: no daemon present
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st tkadlec 5 Test Page 0 bytes
roman@ishtar ~ 1002:0 > ps auxww|grep lpd
root 6630 0.0 0.5 972 600 ?? Is 11:52AM 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/lpd -clW
what's up? "no daemon present"? (i don't think that's related)
this is how I add the printer:
Start -> Settings -> Printers -> Local printer -> Create new port ->
Standard TCP/IP port -> Printer name/address: ishtar.bellavista.cz ->
Device type -> Custom -> Protocol: LPR, Spool name: lp -> <select
the right driver> (the printer is HP LaserJet 1200 PS) -> ... ->
print test page.
all I get is the "lp: lost connection" line in the logfile.
so, what am I doing wrong?
umm, local printer, yes, that's logical. :)
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