On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 7:16 PM, David Southwell <da...@vizion2000.net>wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:26 PM, David Southwell <da...@vizion2000.net > >wrote: > > > > David Southwell writes: > > > > > I am trying to set up a freebsd 7.2 p3 system to be able to print > > > > > from an hp laserjet 2200dn equipped with a built in 10/100 > > > > > jetdirect 610N. The printer is also used by a number of MS$ > > > > > systems on the same subnet as the server so I know the printer is > > > > > working and configured to print both text and graphics and to use > > > > > the double sided facility. I need to use similar facilities from > > > > > the server. > > > > > > > > I recently used CUPS to connect to a LaserJet 6 series with a > > > > non HP (but supposedly HP-compatible) print server. After some > > > > help, I entered "socket://<IP address>" in the appropriate field > > > > ... and everything Just Works. > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert Huff > > > > > > Hi Robert > > > Seasons greetings > > > > > > Thanks v. much. > > > > > > With help from Olivier Nicole I was able to telnet to the printer 9100 > > > and text types got printed. My questions now are: > > > > > > 1. How do I manage to print single/double sided and determine the page > > > orientation for different jobs? > > > 2. How do I print images/ PCl /postscript. > > > > > > Olivier has a script which he will be sending me tomorrow but I do not > > > know whether that deals with those issues. > > > > install CUPS. > > > Installed and configured cups but cannot get the online login system to > work. > It refuses to accept username/password combination. > > Here are the relevant lines in cupsd.conf: > # Show shared printers on the local network. > Browsing On > BrowseOrder allow,deny > BrowseAllow all > BrowseLocalProtocols CUPS > > # Default authentication type, when authentication is required... > DefaultAuthType Basic > > # Restrict access to the server... > <Location /> > > Order Deny, Allow > Deny from All > Allow from 127.0.0.1 > Allow from 62.49.197.50 > </Location> > > # Restrict access to the admin pages... > <Location /admin> > AuthType Default > Require user @SYSTEM > Order Deny, Allow > Deny from All > Allow from 127.0.0.1 > Allow from 62.49.197.50 > </Location> > > # Restrict access to configuration files... > <Location /admin/conf> > AuthType Default > Require user @SYSTEM > Order Deny, Allow > Deny from All > Allow from 127.0.0.1 > Allow from 62.49.197.50 > Order allow,deny > </Location> > > > Relevant ports: > dns1# pkg_info |grep cups > cups-base-1.4.2_1 Common UNIX Printing System: Server > cups-client-1.4.2_1 Common UNIX Printing System: Library cups > cups-image-1.4.2_1 Common UNIX Printing System: Library cupsimage > cups-pdf-2.5.0 A virtual printer for CUPS to produce PDF files > cups-pstoraster-8.15.4_4 Postscript interpreter for CUPS printing to non-PS > printers > cups-samba-6.0_2 The Common UNIX Printing System: MS Windows client > drivers > cups-smb-backend-1.0_2 A CUPS backend for printing to Windows servers > gnome-cups-manager-0.31_10,1 Admistration tool for cups > gutenprint-cups-5.1.7_4 GutenPrint Printer Driver > libgnomecups-0.2.3_2,1 Support library for gnome cups admistration > py26-cups-1.9.46 CUPS bindings for Python > > > > have you tried logging in as root? i seem to remember something like this... regards, usleep _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"