need network printer printcap example
Chris Hill
chris at monochrome.org
Thu Jun 11 11:34:34 UTC 2009
On Thu, 11 Jun 2009, dacoder wrote:
> has anybody got an example of a printcap file w/ an entry for a
> standalone network printer? i'd be grateful for one.
Here's mine - been working for years:
lp|snow|snowball|lj|ps|HP ColorLaserJet 4550N:\
:sh:\
:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\
:mx#0:\
:lp=:rm=snowball:rp="auto":
The printer's hostname is snowball, resolved via /etc/hosts at first and
now via internal DNS.
This printer understands Postscript and plain text, and has always Just
Worked with no CUPS, filters or any of that stuff needed.
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Chris Hill chris at monochrome.org
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