SMC router and Printer

Hi all.

I hope someone can help me on this one :

I use an SMC 7004ABR router to which I have my IBM 4039 12R printer
connected.

Using Mandrake 9.1 and so far I was unable to print on that printer.
SMC's FAQ has very little information. It mentions Port 515 has the
standard LPD Port number. It also has some information on how to setup a
printer if using Red Hat 5.1!!! It mentions that I would have to set
up /etc/printcap and that the queue name is "lp". Here are the examples
for RH5.1:

Linux release 5.1:

# /etc/printcap

hp6p::sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp6p::rm=192.168.123.254::rp=lp::lp=/dev/null::sh:

hp2100::sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp2100::rm=192.168.123.253::rp=lp::lp=/dev/null::sh:

Any idea?

Thanks.

Paul

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:21:03 -0500, Paul Duval wrote:

> I use an SMC 7004ABR router to which I have my IBM 4039 12R printer
> connected.
>
> Using Mandrake 9.1 and so far I was unable to print on that printer.
> SMC's FAQ has very little information. It mentions Port 515 has the
> standard LPD Port number. It also has some information on how to setup a
> printer if using Red Hat 5.1!!! It mentions that I would have to set
> up /etc/printcap and that the queue name is "lp". Here are the examples

Set it up with CUPS, and choose to install a standard unix lpd printer.
Put the IP address of the router as the printer location, and use either
"lpt" or "lpt1" (can't recall which) as the port assignment. I used to
use one of these and that worked for me.

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Dan C wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:21:03 -0500, Paul Duval wrote:
>
>
>>I use an SMC 7004ABR router to which I have my IBM 4039 12R printer
>>connected.
>>
>>Using Mandrake 9.1 and so far I was unable to print on that printer.
>>SMC's FAQ has very little information. It mentions Port 515 has the
>>standard LPD Port number. It also has some information on how to setup a
>> printer if using Red Hat 5.1!!! It mentions that I would have to set
>>up /etc/printcap and that the queue name is "lp". Here are the examples
>
>
> Set it up with CUPS, and choose to install a standard unix lpd printer.
> Put the IP address of the router as the printer location, and use either
> "lpt" or "lpt1" (can't recall which) as the port assignment. I used to
> use one of these and that worked for me.
>

I has to be LPT1 to work and the address is 192.168.2.1

I has to be with uppercase (LPT1)!!!

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 01:52:59 +0200, Jukka Hellen wrote:

>> Set it up with CUPS, and choose to install a standard unix lpd printer.
>> Put the IP address of the router as the printer location, and use either
>> "lpt" or "lpt1" (can't recall which) as the port assignment. I used to
>> use one of these and that worked for me.

> I has to be LPT1 to work and the address is 192.168.2.1
> I has to be with uppercase (LPT1)!!!

Could be it has to be uppercase, I'll take your word for it. But, the
address is not necessarily what you put above. That is defineable, for
example my router's address is 192.168.254.254. Whatever the OP is using
for his router is correct for him...

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