On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:44:31 -0600 (MDT) Warren Block <wbl...@wonkity.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010, Robert wrote: > > > I have been having a problem for awhile and I need some help with > > it. I have a Samsung network printer SCX-4725FN. It is a postscript > > printer. > > > > I am running FreeBSD 8 stable. > > > > FreeBSD asus64.shasta204.local 8.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-PRERELEASE > > #34: Fri Jun 25 21:17:41 PDT 2010 > > r...@asus64.shasta204.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > > > > I have a simple printcap file: > > > > lp|samsung|Samsung SCX-4725N:\ > > :lp=:rp=samsung:rm=192.168.2.2:\ > > :sh:mx#0:\ > > :sd=/var/spool/samsung:\ > > :lf=/var/log/printer.log: > > rp should be the name of the queue on the printer. Some printers > have a queue named "raw" that doesn't do any translation on incoming > print jobs while other queues translate things like lf to cr. Some > printers just ignore the queue name. > > rm should be the printer's DNS hostname, but since it prints it's > probably resolvable. > Warren, Thank you for responding so quickly. Your answers got me thinking and I added an entry into /etc/hosts for samsung and now it will print Gnumeric. It is always simple when you figure it out. :-) Thanks again. You are one of the reasons that FreeBSD is the best OS. Robert _______________________________________________ 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"
