Re: Printing from Linux to an Appletalk Printer?


Subject: Re: Printing from Linux to an Appletalk Printer?
From: Erik Oliver (erik@valdemar.net)
Date: Sat Mar 04 2000 - 11:04:43 EST


on 3/4/00 7:37 AM, Louis Chrétien at louis.chretien@videotron.ca wrote:

> I'm trying to hook up my Linux box (RedHat 6.0) to an HP LaserJet 4ML via
> the network. I have a Dayna Mini Etherprint bridge, so the printer is
> visible and prints fine from my Mac (via the Laserwriter).
>
> I looked into the HOWTOS on printing, but for the life of me, I can't seem
> to find how to print from the Linux box to the Appletalk printer. I figure
> it involes some kind of PAP access, but is netatalk the answer?
>
> any help or pointers would be appreciated

Netatalk includes "pap" for printing to appletalk printers along with a a
postscript filter and page reverser.

See man pap and man psf for more details.

-Erik

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Erik Oliver                     |              Where are we going?
erik@valdemar.net               |  And why are we in a handbasket?



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