On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Dany Dionne wrote: > I try to print on a ethernet printer ( HP Laserjet 4m ) and i have some > problem with /etc/printcap, so i can use the printer. > If i try to print with lpr or if i try a lpq, i receive the error message: > > lpr: lp: unknow printer.
The printer named 'lp' is not defined just add an alias in your first line. It will then look like: lj-5|lp|remote-hplj:\ > > My /etc/printcap is: > > lj-5|remote-hplj:\ > :lp=/dev/null:sh:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj-5:\ > :rm=132.203.76.56:rp=raw: > Gruesse, -- martin // Martin Konold, Muenzgasse 7, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany // // Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // Linux - because reboots are for hardware upgrades -- Edwin Huffstutler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Just go ahead and write your own multitasking multiuser os ! Worked for me all the times. -- Linus Torvalds -- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]