> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jun 21 14:25:10 2000
> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:58:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: andrew morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: HP port 9100 vs. ethertalk
>
>
> I have a working installation of LPRng and Netatalk to support print
> queues for our computer labs' macs. We print to HP printers (8100DN,
> IIIsi) with jetdirect cards over port 9100 using the ifhp filters.
>
> With print jobs from some applications (freehand, for example), we get
> errors from the printer when it passes through lprng. However, if we
> enable ethertalk on the printer and print directly from the mac, it works
> fine.
>
> I have checked that we are printing in 'ascii' mode from the mac.
> check_for_nonprintable is set to the default (on) so that it rejects
> binary/corrupt jobs. I have also printed to file on the mac, copied that
> file to the server, and printed it at the command line using lpr with the
> same results, so don't think this is caused by papd corrupting the job.
>
> Nothing ever comes out on the printer though, and the status file shows a
> bunch of "offending command ^B^B" type messages. If I look at the
> postscript file, it has regular postscript commands at the top, but it
> also has a large binary section in the middle where an image is located.
> I don't know why lpr isn't rejecting this job as nonprintable...
>
> What I'd really like to know is if there is some restriction on the data
> you can send to an HP printer over port 9100. It seems to work great
> printing to the printer's ethertalk port, but we really need to funnel the
> jobs through a queue for job management and page accounting.
>
> Has anyone seen this before?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy Morgan
Turn 'check for non-printable' off and let IFHP handle this. It is much
smarter :-)
Patrick
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