Setting up a print-server

[Kent Stewart]

On Saturday 03 December 2005 07:27 pm, Charles Howse wrote:
> > On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 13:15:59 -0600
> >
> > Charles Howse <chowse at charter.net> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> I have the task of setting up a FreeBSD box as a print-server for
> >> the lan here at home.
> >> I've used FreeBSD for quite a while, but am currently just a
> >> little rusty. I was hoping the list members could help me with
> >> planning a strategy, and possibly point me to some resources for
> >> help.  I have my copies of The Handbook and FreeBSD Unleashed at
> >> my side.  :-)
> >>
> >> The printers are:
> >> HP1100 LaserJet (non-postscript, parallel only)
> >> Epson Stylus C86 (postscript, USB only)
> >>
> >> Here is my current list of requirements:
> >> My daughter's WinXP Pro SP2 box must be able to print to either
> >> printer.
> >>
> >> My Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.3 box must be able to print to either
> >> printer.
> >>
> >> (I may not know what I'm talking about here, but) I would prefer
> >> IP printing as the only means of serving the printers, rather than
> >> Samba for serving to Windows, AND CUPS or something else for
> >> serving to OS X.
> >>
> >> The FreeBSD machine is quite capable hardware-wise of doing all
> >> this. I have a copy of 4.11-RELEASE, but will be glad to install
> >> whatever version makes it easiest to do what I need.
> >>
> >> Any help = appreciation!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thanks,
> >> Charles 
> >> google.com/bds
> >
> > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/02/05/Big_Scary_Daemons.html
>
> I now have the both printers set up and can print to them from
> FreeBSD. Problem is, I can't print to them from the Mac.
>
> The error is always, "Printer HP1100 is busy, trying again in 30
> seconds." I take that to mean the server isn't responding.
>
> Is there a command I can run from the Mac that will tell me if the
> FreeBSD box is accepting connections to the printers?
>
> Might there be something I haven't enabled on FreeBSD to allow me to
> print across the network?
>

It would be in inetd and printcap. One of the problems with the mac is 
that you are going to have to add a <lf>. A <cr> will leave you with a 
black line.

I looked in inetd and didn't see anything, so, it has to be in printcap. 
I print to the psrvr as lp using the following

lp|HPLJ2:\
        :lp=:\
        :rm=psrvr:\
        :rp=L1:\
        :if=/var/spool/lpd/lj.sh:\
        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd:\
        :mx#0

You would have to have a similar name for the daemon on fbsd.

Kent

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