Sensational. This fixed it up nicely. Thanks, Craig.
-----Original Message----- From: DA Forsyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2004 12:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing an extra blank page all the time. On 7 Sep 2004 , Craig Hammond entreated about "[Samba] Printing an extra blank page all the time": } Hi, } I'm trying out using samba as a print server for the first time, and it } works ok, but I have this problem where everytime I print anything, a } additional blank page comes out of the printer at the end of what was } just printed. yup, same here, 3 print servers and they all do it.... and I was just asking myself the question when i found your query, so I did a web search } It's an old HP Laserjet 4 connected to the parallel port of the samba } server. I've got a IIp, and 4000/4100/2200, and they'll all do it. } /etc/printcap } lp|HP4|HP Laserjet 4:\ } :sh:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: add to that ff=: This tell LPD that the FormFeed string is null. It 'always' sends a formfeed after a job, but if the formfeed is null, the printer won't feed. So it is in effect a LPD/BSD printing 'feature' I found this answer at http://www.vttoth.com/sambaff.htm and have just tested it and it works just fine now. } smb.conf not a smb problem... -- DA Fo rsyth Network Supervisor Principal Technical Officer -- Institute for Water Research http://www.ru.ac.za/institutes/iwr/ -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba