> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Aug 2 10:39:22 2000
> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:27:01 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Lars Kellogg-Stedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Failover
>
> I'm setting up a new printing architecture at <random company X>, and we'd
> like to make sure people can continue printing when our primary print
> server fails.
>
> We will shortly be setting up a duplicate print server (one that is
> synchronized against the master nightly using rsync), but I haven't been
> able to figure out how to do any sort of failover with the LPRng clients.
>
> All of our client systems are running lpr in "client-only" mode -- no local
> lpd; all jobs go straight to the server. I'd like the clients to do
> something like this:
>
> IF the primary print server is available THEN
> print to the primary print server
> ELSE IF the secondary print server is available THEN
> print to the secondary print server
> ELSE
> die gracefully
>
> Is it possible to do anything like this?
>
> -- Lars
>
> --
> Lars Kellogg-Stedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --> http://www.larsshack.org/
You can use:
lp:lp=pr@host1,host2
OR
lp:rm=host1,host2
This does what you want, I believe.
h4: {92} % lpq -Pt1@h1,localhost
Printer: t1@h4 'Test Printer : 1'
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Status: job 'papowell@h4+746' removed at 17:11:05.416
This has been in LPRng for a long time.
Patrick
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