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Thanks all who replied.
The solution was to use cups and define the printer as an LPR:\\192.168.x.x\lp and use the use the HP laserjet IIIP generic driver.
Then in case there are any other real newbies out there I also had a deskjet 720 installed on my parallel port which was the default. In order to make the laserjet the default I entered lp -d HP (HP = the name I gave the lasrejet).
One more small problem solved.
You people all rave about LINUX and put down the WINDOxx (I won't even say the name) BUT things sure are a whole lot easier in DOZE. Believe me I hate microsoft and the doze family but sure like the ease of use.
There is a real high learning curve.
But I'll stick with it as long as I have you people to help me.
Steve
Linux user number 344404
-------Original Message-------
Date: 02/05/04 09:07:24
Subject: [mandrake] Re: [newbie] Printing to print server not working
On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 12:01, Bryan Phinney wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 February 2004 10:21 pm, Steve Kaufman wrote:
> > I am trying to print to my d-link Router/printserver and can't see to get
> > it to work.
> >
> > I am running MD9.2 and using a D-Ling DI-713P the P means that it is a
> > router with a printer port. Under windows I just set up a port and put in
> > the router base address and print to it. No problem.
> >
> > I tried the CUPS setup and it goes all the way through. I put in that it
> > was an LPR printer and gave it the ip address but don't have a quename to
> > give it. I tried MCC add a printer but it can't see the printer so it won't
> > let me go farther. Also read a lot of man pages about lpr and print and
> > other stuff like that. Tried those things to no avail.
> >
> > If anyone can give me a hint on what to do I would appreciate it. Have done
> > the google think and don't seem to find anything. The d-link sit was not
> > much help either although I did fine one thing where it said to put in the
> > ip address and lp so I'm not that lp was the que name ot what. I have
> > switched back to my doze system so I can't test that right now. Will
> > tomorrow so I thought I would just drop this out to you helpfull people and
> > see what other ideas people have.
>
> You were right, lp is the queue name. I had an old 704P and had it setup and
> printing with an HP Deskjet printer. Since then, I have changed printers and
> routers so I don't use it anymore. Concept is the same though, LPR printer,
> IP address of the router and lp for queue name should work, if it doesn't
> then I can try to help you troubleshoot it.
>
> BTW, based on my experience, using the router as a print server is only useful
> under windows. Under windows, the computer that the printer is connected to
> slows down when others are printing to it (Possibly higher resolutions
> supported under windows or postscript drivers rather than pcl drivers).
> Using a Linux machine for the print server, I never had that problem with a
> shared printer.
I have a netgear print server attached to a router and this link tells
how to set it up.
Worked like a dream first time - might help tho hardware differs.
david
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