On 4/4/12, Jan Stary <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 04 21:54:30, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Jan Stary <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Failed. It is silent. >> > >> > What failed? How does your /etc/printcap describe the printer? >> > >> >> I just modified from the default remote printer commented out section. >> >> rm=<ip> >> >> lpr is from /usr/bin, not LPRng >> >> I tried that as well. >> >> lpq lists the jobs but nothing happens/moves in the printer. >> > > Repeat: how does your printcap decribe the printer? > As in: show me your printcap. >
ftp://g3tech.in/printcap # export PRINTER=rp@<IP> # lpr /etc/passwd >> Printer works. It prints from Mac machine, not from OpenBSD. > > So it is alive, and does not refuse to to respond, right? > Correct. > > file.ppd is nothing but a made up name for a file that you > need to replace with the right PPD file for that printer. > Right. >> OpenBSD has never give me so much trouble before. ;) > > It is not OpenBSD that is giving you trouble. > > My ignorance. :) -Girish -- G3 Tech Networking appliance company web: http://g3tech.in mail: [email protected]
