Looking for help with a printing problem...
Can't print to printer connected to one linux machine from a second
linux machine...
I have (2) linux machines capeblanco with a functioning printer
and nubble without a printer.
The printcap on nubble is:
# /etc/printcap
#
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:rm=capeblanco:\
:rp=lp:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:sh:
The printcap on capeblanco is:
# printcap for capeblanco 1/16/01 jrh
#
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet2p 300x300 letter {} LaserJet2p Default 1
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
The hosts.lpd file on capeblanco is:
#--------
nubble
#--------
With the lpd -l option added to the /etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd file I get
the following output in the /var/log/messages file on capeblanco:
Jan 18 11:26:38 capeblanco kernel: lp0 off-line
Jan 18 11:34:15 capeblanco lpd[870]: nubble requests recvjob lp
Jan 18 11:34:15 capeblanco lpd[870]: reading df file for lp
Jan 18 11:34:15 capeblanco lpd[870]: finished reading df file for lp
Jan 18 11:34:15 capeblanco lpd[870]: reading cf file for lp
Jan 18 11:34:15 capeblanco lpd[870]: finished reading cf file for lp
If I shutdown the printer. Then print a file first from
capeblanco then from nubble. When I use lpq to look at the
queue I see:
[root@capeblanco /etc]# lpq
lp is ready and printing
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
active root 381 profile 546 bytes
1st jamby 42 printcap.6.20 0 bytes
Note the zero bytes on the last line. Yet when I check the
/var/spool/lpd/lp
directory I see:
-rw-r----x 1 root root 4 Jan 18 11:47 .seq
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 632 Jan 31 1999 README
-rw-rw---- 1 root root 51 Jan 18 11:48 cfA042nubble
-rw-rw---- 1 bin lp 90 Jan 18 11:47 cfA381capeblanco
-rw-rw---- 1 root root 543 Jan 18 11:48 dfA042nubble
-rw-rw---- 1 root lp 546 Jan 18 11:47
dfA381capeblanco
Then cf files from nubble are there and have length but when I turn on
the printer...... only the capeblanco file gets printed..
Checking the /var/spool/lpd/lp directory confirms all cf files are
gone..
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Also: Nubble is a router so I administer it from capeblanco using a
remote shell.
Should I just mount the nubble file system on capeblanco and then
print
on capeblanco and do the administration tasks from there? would it
work?
Thanks for your time...
Jim H.
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