Setup HP Laserjet 1120m over network with LPD

[Juris Kaminskis]

as suggested i tried now foo2xqx filter. My printcap entry:
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HP:\
:lp=:\
:sh:\
:mx#0:\
:rm=192.168.1.105:\
:rp=raw:\
:sd=/var/spool/hp:\
:if=/usr/bin/foo2xqx-wrapper:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
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Now I get following errors in log file:

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Aug 18 21:16:17 laptops lpd[11798]: lpd startup: logging=0
Aug 18 21:16:17 laptops foo2xqx-wrapper: foo2xqx-wrapper -w132 -l66 -i0 -n
root
Aug 18 21:16:18 laptops lpd[11799]: restarting HP
Aug 18 21:16:18 laptops foo2xqx-wrapper: foo2xqx-wrapper -w132 -l66 -i0 -n
root
Aug 18 21:16:19 laptops lpd[11799]: restarting HP
Aug 18 21:16:19 laptops foo2xqx-wrapper: foo2xqx-wrapper -w132 -l66 -i0 -n
root
Aug 18 21:16:19 laptops lpd[11799]: restarting HP
Aug 18 21:16:19 laptops foo2xqx-wrapper: foo2xqx-wrapper -w132 -l66 -i0 -n
root
Aug 18 21:16:19 laptops lpd[11799]: restarting HP
Aug 18 21:16:19 laptops foo2xqx-wrapper: foo2xqx-wrapper -w132 -l66 -i0 -n
root
Aug 18 21:16:19 laptops lpd[11799]: HP: job could not be sent to remote
host (cf
Aug 18 21:16:20 laptops lpd[11799]: mail sent to user root about job
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why foo2xqx-wrapper is forcing restart for the printer?



2013/8/6 Juris Kaminskis <juris.kaminskis at gmail.com>

>
> after several trials and errors and reading through FreeBSD handbook I am
> at dead end on how to proceed further, hope someone can guide me.
>
> my /etc/printcap entry:
> -----------------------
> HP:\
> :rm=192.168.1.105:sd=/var/spool/hp:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
> :if=/usr/local/libexec/hp-network:
> -----------------------
>
> my /usr/local/libexec/hp-network entry:
> -----------------------
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # hp-network - Text filter for HP printer `NPI2B483C' listening
> # on port 9100. Installed in /usr/local/libexec/hp-network
> #
> exec /usr/libexec/lpr/lpf "$@" | /usr/local/libexec/netprint 192.168.1.105
> 9100
> -----------------------
>
> my /usr/local/libexec/netprint entry:
> -----------------------
> !/usr/bin/perl -w
> #
> # netprint - Text filter for printer attached to network
> # Installed in /usr/local/libexec/netprint
> #
>
> $#ARGV eq 1 || die "Usage: $0 <printer-hostname> <port-number>";
>
> $printer_host = $ARGV[0];
> $printer_port = $ARGV[1];
> use Socket;
>
> $protocol = getprotobyname('tcp');
> $address = inet_aton("192.168.1.105");
> $sockaddr = sockaddr_in($printer_port, $address);
>
> socket(PRINTER, PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, $protocol)
>   || die "Can't create TCP/IP stream socket: $!";
> connect(PRINTER, $sockaddr) || die "Can't contact $printer_host: $!";
>
> while (<STDIN>) { print PRINTER; } exit 0;
> -----------------------
>
> Now my /var/log/lpd-errs is empty and in spool directory I have following
> after running command lptest 20 5 | lpr -P HP :
>
> content of /var/spool/hp
> total 16
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root juris 4 Aug 6 21:55 .seq
> -rw-rw---- 1 daemon juris 70 Aug 6 21:55 cfA014laptops
> -rw-rw---- 1 root juris 605 Aug 6 21:55 dfA014laptops
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root juris 0 Aug 6 21:55 errs.ukc0YLC
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root juris 5 Aug 6 21:55 lock
>
> My printer is not responding in any way, it keeps on flashing Ready. it is
> on the internal network having ip 192.168.1.105
>
> thanks
> Juris
>
>