Subject: [netatalk-admins] Re: Problems with netatalk printing
From: Stephen Boulet (spboulet@enteract.com)
Date: Mon Nov 16 1998 - 02:17:52 EST
Werner Eugster wrote:
>
> Stephen,
>
> this looks like there is a problem with the .paprc file. Did you check its
> contents, location and permissions?
>
> Normally, if you use pap -p and specify the printer, then the lpd setup is
> ignored, while via the lpd setup the printer name in .paprc is used.
>
> Werner
>
> On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Stephen Boulet wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the great FAQ you wrote. I feel as if I am very close to
> > getting my printer (an apple laserwriter 4/600 PS connected to an
> > ethernet hub via a Farallon localtalk-to-ethernet adapter) to work.
> >
> > First, I am able to print using /usr/local/atalk/bin/pap -p.
> >
> > [root@tolstoy laserwriter]# cat /etc/printcap
> > #
> > # This printcap is being created with printtool v.3.27
> > # Any changes made here manually will be lost if printtool
> > # is run later on.
> > # The presence of this header means that no printcap
> > # existed when printtool was run.
> > #
> >
> > ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL POSTSCRIPT 600x600 letter {} PostScript Default
> > {}
> > lp:\
> > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/laserwriter:\
> > :lp=/dev/null:\
> > :pl#63:\
> > :pw#85:\
> > :mx#0:\
> > :sh:\
> > :sf:\
> > :lf=/usr/local/atalk/etc/lpd-errs:\
> > :if=/usr/local/bin/myif:\
> > :of=/usr/local/atalk/etc/ofpap:
> >
> > When I try to print, I sometimes get a "connection refused" message, or
> > sometimes nothing at all. Here is the output of:
> > [root@tolstoy stepheb]# lpc
> > lpc> status
> > lp:
> > queuing is enabled
> > printing is enabled
> > no entries
> > no daemon present
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Stephen
> > --
> >
> > Grayslake, IL, USA
> > spboulet at enteract dot com
[snip]
Hmm. Here's the result of the nbplkup command:
[root@tolstoy stepheb]# /usr/local/atalk/bin/nbplkup
tolstoy:AFPServer
65280.15:130
tolstoy:LaserWriter
65280.15:128
tolstoy:netatalk
65280.15:4
tolstoy:Workstation
65280.15:4
myComputer: Power Macintosh
65403.199:252
myComputer:Workstation
65403.199:4
LaserWriter 4/600 PS:LaserWriter
65280.85:128
As you can see, there's no appletalk zone associated with the printer.
Is this necessary? How do I find it if it is? And here's my .paprc:
[root@tolstoy stepheb]# cat /var/spool/lpd/laserwriter/.paprc
LaserWriter 4/600 PS:LaserWriter
Putting quotes around the printer name doesn't change things.
Thanks for your help.
--Grayslake, IL, USA spboulet at enteract dot com
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