Re: Printing directly to IP address
same way I do, via a wireless network. The difference is that I am using CUPS to achieve that goal. My friend would like to do it sans CUPS if possible. If the printer supports the hoary lpd protocol, you can configure it in /etc/printcap. If it wants socket or IPP protocols, CUPS is the least painful route. Installing CUPS on freebsd is pretty straightforward. The main wart is that you have to manually move all the lpr commands in /usr/bin out of the way and symlink them to the CUPS versions in /usr/local/bin. Other than that, the web config works great, and it has drivers for vast numbers of printers, particularly when you also install hplip. R's, John -- Regards, John Levine, jo...@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of The Internet for Dummies, Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Printing directly to IP address
You're going to want to use lpr, and you'll have to set up /etc/printcap first. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/corp-net-guide/printserving-lpr-freebsd.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/corp-net-guide/printserving-unix.html The command I use to print to a printer set up in /etc/printcap: lpr -Pprintername filename_to_print lpq will show you the queue, lprm removes jobs from the queue. Hope this helps. On 02/14/2012 11:57, Jerry wrote: I was contacted recently by a friend who was studying printing under FreeBSDhttp://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/printing.html. He presently runs a mixture of Windows and Ubuntu PCs. The documentation deals primarily with parallel and serial printers. Personally, I cannot remember the last time I used either; however, that is not pertinent. My friend accesses the printer(s) the same way I do, via a wireless network. The difference is that I am using CUPS to achieve that goal. My friend would like to do it sans CUPS if possible. I know it is possible; however, I cannot find any actual documentation under the printing section in the FreeBSD manual. If anyone could provide a link to such documentation, it would be appreciated. Updating the Printing section in the manual would also seem like a worthwhile endeavor also. I did a quick perusal of the section and even USB is discouraged. -- Dave Robison Sales Solution Architect II FIS Banking Solutions 510/621-2089 (w) 530/518-5194 (c) 510/621-2020 (f) da...@vicor.com david.robi...@fisglobal.com _ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Printing directly to IP address
Jerry je...@seibercom.net wrote: I know it is possible; however, I cannot find any actual documentation under the printing section in the FreeBSD manual. If anyone could provide a link to such documentation, it would be appreciated. Provided the printer supports lpd protocol, i.e. it looks like a remote BSD machine operating as a print server, the setup is covered in the Networked Printing handbook section (as of 6.1 -- I don't seem to have any newer doc package installed). The comments in /etc/printcap are also useful, and there's some coverage in the Corporate Networker's Guide: Setting up LPR/LPD on FreeBSD and Printing from UNIX. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
