lpd printing problems to HP directjet card

anyone know how to make lpd work with the hp directjet network printer?

I have been to about every website that shows how to use lpd but when i

send a print job using lpr to the printer it does the staircase problem. so I installed the

filter which should keep that from happening, but alas it did not.

so then I got the foomatic-rip script and the associated .ppd file for the printer. and it doesnt work at all

I have the a2gs installed so it shoud work.

it shouldnt be this difficult to get a plain text print going but Im having severe problems making this work correctly.

here is my printcap

lp|hp:\

:lp=/dev/null: \

:force_localhost: \

:if=/var/spool/lpd/foomatic-rip: \

:ppd=/var/spool/lpd/HP-Color_LaserJet_5M-Postscript.ppd: \

:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp: \

:rm=10.10.1.3:\

:mx#0:sh:

With this printcap setting it doesnt print anywhere I do have this line placed in the .ppd file

*FoomaticRIPPostPipe: "| /usr/bin/nc -w 1 hp 9100"

anyone an old pro with this that can help me out?

Thanks

Kent

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