[SATLUG] Exploring printing with CUPS

[Phil Carinhas]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 12:46:10PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Phil Carinhas wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 10:31:50AM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> >> Mark McCoy wrote:
> > 
> >  Set your printer to static IP as you have. Make sure the printer allows lpd
> >  printing.
> 
> The print server is cups on a Linux box.  I don't know how to set it to
> allow lpd printing and I don't know why it is necessary.
 
 If you are printing to a cups server, lpd is not required. I misunderstood.
 Right now, I setup the lpd daemon on the cups servers and use LPRng spools
 from the various clients: Sample /etc/printcap:
 
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.common:
    :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
    :lp=%P at mars.gx:

shipping:tc=.common
receiving-s:tc=.common
office:tc=.common
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Its dirt simple this way, and I don't have to deal with Cups-Cups interaction.

-Phil Carinhas

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