Re: [seul-edu] Back from vacation!

[rnd@onego.ru]

On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Robert Maynord wrote:

>Dear Seul Folks and Ray:
>
>I am back at work at school, setting up our network with Linux
>machines.   I am still trying to get the Linux machines to print to a Linux
>print server -- but so far no luck.  Here is what
>I know so far:
>
>1) Both the print server and workstation can "ping" each other.
>2) They both can access the internet.
>3) I am using static IP addresses. (DNS is disabled)
>4) I have used the Red Hat 6.2 "Printtool" to set up the print server.
>5) I have also used the Red Hat "Printtool" 6.2 on one workstation, and
>xpdq on another - neither work for printing to the network print server.
>6) I have included the workstation name in hosts.lpd on the print server.
>7) When I attempt to print from the workstation, I get the message
>"Linux-10:waiting for queue to be enabled on Linux-36" in the print queue
>(Linux-36 is the print server, Linux-10 is the workstation)
>8) The print server can print to its own printer, and can also print to a
>samba printer. 
>9) The xpdq people say that xpdq cannot be set up as a print server, but
>that lpd will work, and xpdq can send to a lpd station. 
>
>The printcap Red Hat created for the print server is:
>
>lp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=/dev/lpo:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:

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>
>The printcap Red Hat created for the workstation is:
>
>lp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :rm=Linux-36:\
> :rp=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\                 (I also tried "rp=lp" here)
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
>
>How do I enable the print queue??? Any suggestions would be greatly
>appreciated!

man lpc


>
>Robert Maynord
>

Sincerely yours, Roman Suzi
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