Hello
What model is your HP Djet ?
Some models (72x, 8xx) require special driver, because they're a
'winprinter', or however you want to call it..
Cya,
Oren
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Subba Rao wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have installed a HP Deskjet printer on a Windows boxen which is networked
> to the Linux box. Currently my samba settings do allow Linux disk shares to be
> accessed from Windows.
>
> Before further dwelling into samba settings, the howto docs indicate that I
> have to complete the printcap settings. I have made the following entries
> in these files:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> /etc/printcap
> ===============
>
>
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
> # All rights reserved.
> #
> # @(#)etc.printcap 5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88
> #
> # Remote Deskjet Printer connected to Windows
> lp|deskjet:\
> :lp=:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/indra:\
> :rm=windows.mydomain.com:\
> :rp=deskjet:\
> :sh:sf:mx#0:\
> :pl#66:pw#80:
>
>
> /etc/hosts.lpd
> ===============
>
> #
> # hosts.lpd This file describes the names of the hosts which are
> # allowed to use the remote printer services of this
> # host. This file is used by the LPD subsystem.
> #
>
> windows
>
> # End of hosts.lpd.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> At this point, when I try to print a file to "deskjet" printer on "windows"
> I get the following output.
>
> $ lpr -Pdeskjet profile
>
> $ lpq -Pindra -l
> connection to windows.mydomain.com is down
>
> I can connect to the windows.mydomain.com box. It responds to ping requests.
> What other settings need to be done to be able to print to this deskjet
> printer connected to the Windows box?
>
> I would appreciate, if you could share your configuration information for a
> similar setup.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Subba Rao
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