HP 4M plus network printer question

[Warren Block]

On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Dave Webster wrote:

> I have a FBSD server/ router connected to a switch box off which is
> another FBSD computer and an HP4M plus printer (JetDirect nic).  Using
> the "Handbook" LPD Simple Printer setup, I'm able to print from the
> server using commands: lptest 20 5 | lpr -PHP4M  and lpr -Plpps file.ps
> So far so good.  When I follow the instructions to print from the other
> FBSD computer to this remote printer, I get nothing.
>
> The /etc/printcap on the server is:
> #       @(#)printcap    5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/printcap,v 1.14 2004/06/06 11:46:27 schweikh Exp $
>
> lp|HP4M|local line printer:\
>     :sh:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\
>     :rm=HP4M:\
>     :rp=text:\
>     :if=/usr/local/libexec/ifhp
>
> lpps|HP4M|local line printer:\
>     :sh:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\
>     :rm=NPI1E4DCE.dwebman.com:\
>     :rp=raw:
>
> The /etc/printcap on the other FBSD computer is:
> #       @(#)printcap    5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/printcap,v 1.14 2004/06/06 11:46:27 schweikh Exp $
>
>
> HP4M|hp|printer:\
>        :lp=:rm=gateway:rp=HP4M:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp:

Check the lpd-errs log file on both machines, but here's a guess:

Make sure that gateway's /etc/hosts has an entry for the client machine, 
and that the IP address or hostname of the client is in gateway's 
/etc/hosts.lpd file.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA