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  From: Glen Turner <glen.turner@adelaide.edu.au>
  To  : SaiGKrish <s0g6620@cs.tamu.edu>
  Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 18:46:41 +0930

Re: Network printer.

SaiGKrish wrote:

>  ...  Have got a problem with configuring network printer.
>  It is a HP laserjet 4000, having an ethernet interface. TCP/IP
>  stack is installed. IP address 192.134.115.199.

So the HP printer is emulating a UNIX workstation running lpd
with a remote printer attached.


>  Local, Remote unix queue, or SMB. I am not aware of SMB at all
>  but can easily say that this is not one of the first 2.

Since the HP is emulating a remote printer, "remote" would be
the correct choice.

The set up looks like:

       Names: lp
       Spool directory: /var/spool/lpd/lp
       File limit: 0
       Remote host: hp-5-1.r710.pulteney.ntce.printer.adelaide.edu.au
       Remote queue: lp
       Input fileter: *auto* - PostScript

The name of my remote host is the sort of thing you get in big
networks.  You should put the DNS name of 192.134.115.199 here.


>  Still worse is after configuration, my linux box allows me to
>  print without any objection . But the material goes into
>  some black hole.

lpq may very well shed light into that black hole.


BTW, SMB stands for "server message block" the file and print
protocol invented by IBM and now used by Microsoft.  You
would use it to print to a printer attached to a computer
running Windows for Workgroups or Windows 9?|NT with printer
sharing running.


I agree that the word choice makes it difficult to configure
a printer -- so when you are a bit more experienced, please
download the printtool source code and add some polish.

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 Glen Turner                               Network Specialist
 Tel: (08) 8303 3936          Information Technology Services
 Fax: (08) 8303 4400         The University of Adelaide  5005
 Email: glen.turner@adelaide.edu.au           South Australia

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