Subject: Re: Mac --> Unix Printer
From: Marc Miller (itlm019@mailbox.ucdavis.edu)
Date: Sat Oct 28 2000 - 15:48:46 EDT
Can you lpr to it? If you do a "ps -ef|grep papd" do you see a papd
process running?
On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> * andrew morgan <morgan@orst.edu> [20001025 22:40]:
> =>
> =>
> =>On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> =>
> =>> Hi people,
> =>> I am writing to request your assistance in my dilemna. I've searched but
> =>> I'm sorry to say but I just don't seem to find a good HOWTO on making some
> =>> 2 Mac users on my network print to the HP DeskJet on my FreeBSD 4.1.1
> =>> Windows lusers already can print.
> =>> Netalk is already running....installed from the ports. The only remaining
> =>> issue is the relevant configs.
> =>> Any pointers, or even a walkthrough, will be highly appreciated. I'm sure
> =>> someone in this list has a big heart and can help me.
> =>
> =>Here's a sample papd.conf file:
> =>
> =>My Printer:\
> => :pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Pmyprinter:\
> => :pd=/etc/atalk/ppds/hp8100.ppd:
> =>
> =>Printer 2:\
> => :pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Pprinter2:\
> => :pd=/etc/atalk/ppds/hp4500.ppd:
>
> I am still struggling.....
> This is from the logs.....
> Oct 28 15:02:23 poeza papd[277]: register poeza:LaserWriter@*
>
> ..and to test...
>
> [wash@poeza:/var/log]> papstatus -p laserwriter
> laserwriter:LaserWriter@*: NBP Lookup failed
>
> Does this suggest anything....
>
> =>
> =>This will create printers called "My Printer" and "Printer 2" in the
> =>chooser on the macs. Print jobs from the mac will be piped to
> =>/usr/bin/lpr. Papd will look in the PPD file specified for information
> =>about the printer's capabilities, should the mac ask (color supported,
> =>postscript level, etc).
> =>
> => Andy
> =>
>
> -Wash
>
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