Re: Printing directly to IP address

Jerry wrote: > I know it is possible; however, I cannot find any actual > documentation under the "printing" section in the FreeBSD > manual. If anyone could provide a link to such documentation, > it would be appreciated. Provided the printer supports lpd protocol, i.e. it looks like a remote

Re: Printing directly to IP address

You're going to want to use lpr, and you'll have to set up /etc/printcap first. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/corp-net-guide/printserving-lpr-freebsd.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/corp-net-guide/printserving-unix.html The command I use to print to a printer set up in /etc/prin

Re: Printing directly to IP address

>same way I do, via a wireless network. The difference is that I am >using CUPS to achieve that goal. My friend would like to do it sans >CUPS if possible. If the printer supports the hoary lpd protocol, you can configure it in /etc/printcap. If it wants socket or IPP protocols, CUPS is the least

Printing directly to IP address

I was contacted recently by a friend who was studying printing under FreeBSD . He presently runs a mixture of Windows and Ubuntu PCs. The documentation deals primarily with "parallel" and "serial" printers. Personally, I cannot remember t