Re: lpd refuses to print from a machine with a DHCP assigned IP address...
On 4/6/07, Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You don't say if your DHCP IP is a private LAN IP or a public IP. Oops...my mistake. It is a private LAN IP, and not a public IP. And since the box is a laptop, I cannot really have a static IP assigned to it (though I am allowed to), as I keep on moving between offices with different network configurations. Best, Amarendra If the IP is public and you don't require direct access to this IP from the internet, put a router in place between your modem and the server and give your server a static private IP. If you do need a public IP on your server, ask your provider for a static IP instead of a DHCP one. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: lpd refuses to print from a machine with a DHCP assigned IP address...
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007, Amarendra Godbole wrote: My FreeBSD box picks up its IP through DHCP. Now I configured a printer on this machine, using apsfilter. So far so good. Now when I try to print anything, I see the following error in the lpd-errs file: Apr 6 11:00:03 zimbu lpd[1501]: unable to get official name for local machine zimbu.vxindia.veritas.com: hostname nor servname provided, or not known Apr 6 11:00:03 zimbu lpd[1501]: lp: no line printer device or host name Now, if I add an entry for zimbu in /etc/hosts (with the currently assigned IP address), printing works fine. This is not really an lpd question, but a DHCP and DNS question. Depending on your DHCP server, the send host-name option of dhclient.conf might help. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
lpd refuses to print from a machine with a DHCP assigned IP address...
Hi, My FreeBSD box picks up its IP through DHCP. Now I configured a printer on this machine, using apsfilter. So far so good. Now when I try to print anything, I see the following error in the lpd-errs file: Apr 6 11:00:03 zimbu lpd[1501]: unable to get official name for local machine zimbu.vxindia.veritas.com: hostname nor servname provided, or not known Apr 6 11:00:03 zimbu lpd[1501]: lp: no line printer device or host name Now, if I add an entry for zimbu in /etc/hosts (with the currently assigned IP address), printing works fine. My printcap is: # APS1_BEGIN:printer1 # - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1 # - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL lp|sym6fp1|PSgs;r=300x300;q=medium;c=full;p=a4;m=raw:\ :lp=:\ :rm=sym6fp1.vxindia.veritas.com:\ :rp=sym6fp1:\ :if=/usr/local/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/sym6fp1:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/sym6fp1/log:\ :af=/var/spool/lpd/sym6fp1/acct:\ :mx#0:\ :sh: # APS1_END - don't delete this sym6fp1.vxindia.veritas.com is the printer host (actually the printer itself, not an host really). Hence, my question is: Is there some tweak either in printcap, or somewhere else that will tell lpd that my IP address is DHCP assigned? Or how do I get printing enabled, without adding such an entry in /etc/hosts.conf? Any help to fix this issue will be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Best, Amarendra ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: lpd refuses to print from a machine with a DHCP assigned IP address...
At 01:16 AM 4/6/2007, Amarendra Godbole wrote: Hi, My FreeBSD box picks up its IP through DHCP. Now I configured a printer on this machine, using apsfilter. So far so good. Now when I try to print anything, I see the following error in the lpd-errs file: Apr 6 11:00:03 zimbu lpd[1501]: unable to get official name for local machine zimbu.vxindia.veritas.com: hostname nor servname provided, or not known Apr 6 11:00:03 zimbu lpd[1501]: lp: no line printer device or host name Now, if I add an entry for zimbu in /etc/hosts (with the currently assigned IP address), printing works fine. My printcap is: # APS1_BEGIN:printer1 # - don't delete start label for apsfilter printer1 # - no other printer defines between BEGIN and END LABEL lp|sym6fp1|PSgs;r=300x300;q=medium;c=full;p=a4;m=raw:\ :lp=:\ :rm=sym6fp1.vxindia.veritas.com:\ :rp=sym6fp1:\ :if=/usr/local/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/sym6fp1:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/sym6fp1/log:\ :af=/var/spool/lpd/sym6fp1/acct:\ :mx#0:\ :sh: # APS1_END - don't delete this sym6fp1.vxindia.veritas.com is the printer host (actually the printer itself, not an host really). Hence, my question is: Is there some tweak either in printcap, or somewhere else that will tell lpd that my IP address is DHCP assigned? Or how do I get printing enabled, without adding such an entry in /etc/hosts.conf? Any help to fix this issue will be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Best, Amarendra You don't say if your DHCP IP is a private LAN IP or a public IP. If the IP is public and you don't require direct access to this IP from the internet, put a router in place between your modem and the server and give your server a static private IP. If you do need a public IP on your server, ask your provider for a static IP instead of a DHCP one. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
