am still having no luck getting any output from my printer. is there a way to determine if my lpd daemon is even on? Here is the content of /etc/printcap: lp0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\ :mx#0:\ :sh:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:\ :if=/usr/sbin/oki4drv: tia -- Keith --- Internet Message Header Follows --- Received: from [128.214.248.27] by smtp.daymarc.com (FirstClass Mail Server v5.1) transient id 18; 3:21:48 AM -0400 Received: from vger.rutgers.edu ([128.6.190.2]:42834 "EHLO vger.rutgers.edu") by listserv.funet.fi with ESMTP id <S17038AbPHMGqY>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:46:24 +0300 Received: by vger.rutgers.edu via listexpand id <S154596AbPHMGpo>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 02:45:44 -0400 Received: by vger.rutgers.edu id <S154233AbPHMEKn>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 00:10:43 -0400 Received: from ha1.rdc1.ab.wave.home.com ([24.64.2.50]:41545 "EHLO mail.rdc1.ab.home.com") by vger.rutgers.edu with ESMTP id <S155021AbPHMDX5>; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 23:23:57 -0400 Received: from cs872746-A.cgmo1.ab.wave.home.com ([24.64.72.61]) by mail.rdc1.ab.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.07 201-229-111-110) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 20:24:44 -0700 From: Keith Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: lpd Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:21:49 -0600 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.24] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-newbie-outgoing --- Internet Message Header Follows --- Received: from [128.214.248.27] by smtp.daymarc.com (FirstClass Mail Server v5.1) transient id 35; 9:21:54 AM -0400 Received: from vger.rutgers.edu ([128.6.190.2]:2079 "EHLO vger.rutgers.edu") by listserv.funet.fi with ESMTP id <S23442AbPHMKr1>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:47:27 +0300 Received: by vger.rutgers.edu via listexpand id <S153974AbPHMJ4d>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 05:56:33 -0400 Received: by vger.rutgers.edu id <S155977AbPHMIjZ>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 04:39:25 -0400 Received: from fc.daymarc.com ([205.181.145.135]:2929 "HELO smtp.daymarc.com") by vger.rutgers.edu with SMTP id <S160418AbPHMHSf>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 03:18:35 -0400 Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:21:49 -0400 Subject: lpd From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-newbie-outgoing --- Internet Message Header Follows --- Received: from [128.214.248.27] by smtp.daymarc.com (FirstClass Mail Server v5.1) transient id 313; 2:59:50 PM -0400 Received: from vger.rutgers.edu ([128.6.190.2]:44578 "EHLO vger.rutgers.edu") by listserv.funet.fi with ESMTP id <S23394AbPHMPY4>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:24:56 +0300 Received: by vger.rutgers.edu via listexpand id <S156183AbPHMOPU>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:15:20 -0400 Received: by vger.rutgers.edu id <S157324AbPHMNkD>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:40:03 -0400 Received: from fc.daymarc.com ([205.181.145.135]:3765 "HELO smtp.daymarc.com") by vger.rutgers.edu with SMTP id <S156187AbPHMNTP>; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:19:15 -0400 Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:21:49 -0400 Subject: lpd From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-newbie-outgoing