Hello!
Thanks for the help. I summarised your printcap into the following cos
I am currently not implementing accounting and also filter and banner
printing :-
test:
# :rm=test-printer:rp=raw
:lp=test-printer%9100
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
:lpd_bounce
The job queue automatically times out and deletes itself away after the
default 3 attempts are over. My Jetdirect is currently offline/spoilt so
I didn't get to try if the print jobs can actually get printed but the
thing is that unprinted print jobs get's automatically deleted away.
However, I noticed that if I make use of the rm=:rp= setting instead of
the lp=%9100 setting, I will get an error almost immediately when trying
to print to the printer and the job won't even make it to the print
queue.
Status Information:
sending job 'root@localhost+107' to raw@test-printer
connecting to 'test-printer', attempt 1
cannot open connection to test-printer - No route to host
Make sure LPD server is running on the server
Is this the "correct" way? Why would using rm/rp give a different
response to lp%9100?
BTW, is the :server parameter needed in this case?
Thanks!
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000 10:26:43 -0700 (MST), John Weber
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :
> I'm using RH6.2 with LPRng-3.6.24-1 (from rpm package) and HP
> 4000N. I've
> been having none of the problems you describe. I remember having
> some problems with a line like
>
> :lp=LPT1_PASSTHRU@test-printer
>
> and had to use either rm,rp combo or the %9100 with the lp option
> but I
> can't remember what the problem was exactly.
>
> Here's my printcap entry, maybe it will help...
>
> test|hp laserjet 4000 printer
> # :rm=ccmps.cudenver.edu:rp=raw
> :lp=132.194.16.152%9100
> :ab
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/%P/accounting.log
> :bp=/usr/libexec/filters/pclbanner
> :as=JOBSTART $H $n $P $k $b $t
> :ae=JOBEND $H $n $P $k $b $t
> :of=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
> :lpd_bounce
> :ifhp=model=hp4000
> :ifhp=of_options=pagecount waitend
> :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
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