Re: Unfamiliar with netatalk printing...can it do this?


Subject: Re: Unfamiliar with netatalk printing...can it do this?
From: Patrik Schindler (poc@pocnet.net)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 12:57:35 EDT


At 1:18 Uhr -0400 04.05.2000, Kevin White wrote:

>Can I set up papd on Linux to spool to a remote TCP/IP printer?

Yes.

>If the Mac clients have the HP printing software, will this work?

I don't know any Mac driver with PAP support which generates PCL (only local). Which doesn't mean that it's not existing, tough.

> Where does a .ppd file come in to play here (there are references to them in papd.conf...do I need one?)

PPD means PostScript Printer Definition.
You have no PS Printer.
Guess what to do :-)

:wq! PoC



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