On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Hans O. Lowe wrote:
> Howdy LPRngers,
>
> I am setting up LPRng and ifhp to do accounting. I have not been able
> to get the filters to record the pagecount. Any help would be much
> appreciated.
>
> ##### Versions
> OS: Linux 2.2.5-15 Redhat 6.0
> LPRng: 3.7.4 (compiled with --disable-gdbm)
> ifhp: 3.4.4
> accounting.pl: 5.5 2000/06/09
>
> ##### /etc/printcap
> test:cm=Spool for testing, use at your own risk
> :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> :ifhp=model=hp4plus,status@
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
> :sh
> :force_localhost
> :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
> :of=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
> :as=|/usr/local/libexec/filters/accounting.pl start
> :ae=|/usr/local/libexec/filters/accounting.pl end
Try changing that to:
:lp=123.45.67.89%9100
The other method sends the job to the printer using the LPD protocol. To
use ifhp to get the pagecount, you need to talk directly to the printer on
port 9100 (as you were doing in your ifhp test).
Andy
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