It's good to know the below, this might be a bit faster for you though. (as root) apt-get install printtool
Then printtool& Good luck On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Nate Bargmann wrote: > On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 11:41:38AM -0400, Michael Goodman wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance but how to you config network printers in Potato? There > > must be an easier way than editing the printcap file. Thanks, > > Well, ummm, that's how I did it! Actually much easier than firing up > and learning some GUI tool I'll use once and then not again... > > To wit. > > Here is the salient portion of my /etc/printcap which is the same on > both the desktop and my laptop: > > lm|laser|Lexmark 4039-10R:\ > > :lp=/dev/lp0:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lm:\ > :sh:\ > :pw#80:\ > :pl#66:\ > :px#1440:\ > :mx#0:\ > :if=/etc/magicfilter/ljet3-filter:\ > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:\ > :lf=/var/log/lp-errs: > > The Lexmark is connected to the desktop (which also runs Potato) and I > have an ethernet connection available to tie the two machines together. > > Looking in the printcap file I noticed this nice little template toward > the end: > > # rlp|Remote printer entry:\ > > # :lp=:\ > > # :rm=remotehost:\ > > # :rp=remoteprinter:\ > > # :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\ > > # :mx#0:\ > > # :sh: > > > Using this as a guide, I added the remote Lexmark alias of rlm as so: > > rlm|Remote Lexmark 4039-10R on linux.n0nb.ampr.org:\ > > :lp=:\ > > :rm=linux.n0nb.ampr.org:\ > :rp=lm:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/remote:\ > :mx#0:\ > :sh: > > I then restarted lprng with: > > /etc/init.d/lprng restart > > as root. Then I happily printed from Netscape on the laptop to the > Lexmark in the other room. Total time from curiosity to implementation? > Less than 5 minutes. Try *that* on those "administrator friendly" OSes. :) > > > HTH, > > - Nate >> > > -- > Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | "None can love freedom > Internet | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | heartily, but good > Location | Wichita, Kansas USA EM17hs | men; the rest love not > Wichita area exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | freedom, but license." > http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | -- John Milton > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
