On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 07:46:11PM +0200, Leif B. Kristensen wrote: > Hi, > I'm new to Debian and to this list. I've successfully installed Woody on > an old Pentium (133MHz, 128 MB RAM, 2x4GB HD) and set it up as an > experimental web server behind my firewall. I have not cared to set up > any GUI on it, as I want to run it by CLI from a remote console (Putty). > > The installation has been plain fun so far, but now I'm rather stuck as > I want to be able to print out stuff such as man pages, configuration > files, and other documentation. I've got an old HP4M+ laser printer > which, according to linuxprinting.org should work perfectly with Linux. > It's connected to my LAN via Ethernet, and has its own IP address. > > I've worked a lot with UNIX administration, but I have no experience > with printer installation. The howtos that I have been able to find on > the net so far, seem mostly to deal with installation of parallel > printers, and with the use of some GUI tool. Can anybody direct me to a > basic resource on CLI-based TCP/IP printer setup under Debian/Linux?
Install lpr, and put the following in /etc/printcap (put the ip address of the printer where it says IP_ADDRESS). Make sure the spool directory exists (here it is /var/spool/lpd/remote), and is owned by user lp and group lp. Restart the lpd server (/etc/init.d/lpd restart) and you should be set. lp:lp=:rm=IP_ADDRESS:rp=lp:sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:mx#0:sh: I have heard that CUPS gives easy configuration, but for real network postscript printers I think it doesn't get much easier than with plain old lpd. Frank > > TIA, > -- > Leif Biberg Kristensen > http://solumslekt.org/ > mail to leif at solumslekt dot org > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]