It is a NT 4.0 machine. For that particular machine, I also applied the same fix that you have mentioned (enabled SimulatePassThrough ). But for a change Microsoft mentioned compliance to RFC :), and I was wondering if LPRng lpd server can send the codes as per RFC1179 and send the 'l' control command so that I don't have to do the registry hacks on few other NT 4.0 machines.
Thanks, rajeev David Bear wrote: > you didn't mention if this was 2000. On NT4, the following helped me. > > SYMPTOMS > ======== > > When a formatted job prints from a line printer remote (LPR) client to a > Windows NT computer that is running the Line Printing Demon (LPD) services, > > PCL or PostScript codes are printed instead of a properly formatted > document. > > RESOLUTION > ========== > > The LPD service can be reconfigured to ignore the format control command > from the LPR client and always assign the RAW datatype. Use one of the > appropriate sections below to reconfigure the LPD service. > > NOTE: This setting is not available for a single printer. This setting > affects all printers on the Windows NT Server that are receiving print jobs > from LPR clients. Print jobs from non-LPR clients are not affected by this > setting. > > Configuring SimulatePassThrough In Windows NT 4.0 > ------------------------------------------------- > > For Windows NT 4.0 to assign the RAW datatype, regardless of the > control file contents, do the following: > > WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system- > wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct > them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the > use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk. > > 1. Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE). > > 2. From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key: > > \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LPDSVC\Parameters > > 3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value. > > 4. Add the following: > > Value Name: SimulatePassThrough > Data Type: REG_DWORD > Data: 1 > > NOTE: The default value is 0, which informs LPD to assign datatypes > according to the control commands. > > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Rajeev Agrawala wrote: > >>As per windows FAQ, if you wish to spool to windows lpd server "l" >>cahracter must be passed to windows lpd for passing the job directly to >>printer. Following is the text from Microsoft site >> >>"The Windows NT LPD Service follows the RFC1179 specification. This >>states that the LPR client must tell the LPD server how to handle the >>print job. If the client formats the job, it must send the "l" control >>character to instruct the LPD server to print the job without any >>alteration." >> >> >>How can I make LPRng lpd server send 'l' character. Without this, >>windows lpd prints the actual postscript I sent to the lpd server. >> >>Here is my printcap entry. I am using LPRng-3.7.4: >> >>hp|Hp Laserjet 6mp:\ >> :lpd_bounce:\ >> :rp=hp:lp=hp@pc:\ >> :af=/var/log/printer/acct:\ >> :lf=/var/log/printer/hp-errs:\ >> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp:\ >> :sh:\ >> :bk:\ >> :mx=0:ff_separator@:\ >> :if=/opt/ifhp/libexec/filters/ifhp -Tdebug=0 -Tmodel=hp6mp: >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >>rajeev >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST >>The address you post from MUST be your subscription address >> >>If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests >>or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, >>to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>with: | example: >>subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word >>LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
