[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       lprng
Subject:    Re: LPRng: win XP to lprng server
From:       "Alberto Curro" <acurrop () wanadoo ! es>
Date:       2002-10-21 16:43:27
[Download RAW message or body]

Hi,

   I've Win2000 and XP clients printing over LPRNG succesfully everyday.

   I suggest you to config the printer by another way. Install the printer
as local (LPT1, for example), and once installed, change it to the new port
via "printers and faxes"->(your printer)->Ports tab->Add Port->Standard
TCP/IP Port.

   The TCP/IP port should be configured as  :

         Printer name or IP address-> Your linux server IP address or DNS
hostname.
         Portname -> the queue where send the data to print.

   NOTE : another suggestion is to queue your jobs to the equivalent "raw"
port on LPRng. That's if you have an lp, ascii and raw (or something in the
way) ports configured on /etc/printcap, send it to raw. This is as it
because it gives you complete flexibility to control the printer's behaviour
as it would be installed locally (resolution, special features, etc. are
still available even connected to the linux box... great, eh?). I'm doing in
this way and it works right.

   This is my configuration for the port for a Samsung ML1450 laser printer
and an Deskjet 895Cxi printer.

        Port name :     (Samsung) raw        (HP)     djet820c-raw
        IP address :     linux.casa.local    (server's DNS hostname)

        Protocol : LPR

        Queue Name : (same as port name)

        LPR Bytes Accounting Enabled :   ON

   The unique "problem" I've now is every job sent to LPRng is followed by a
final blank page; but this is related to LPRng configuration (maybe some job
separator), and I don't know (yet) what is causing it.

   NOTE2 :  Take in care I'm using spanish version of Windows XP and some
values's labels could see different in english releases.

   Hope it can help you. If you have troubles or need more info, feel
yourself free to mail me.

   Regards

---------------------------------------------------------

     Alberto Curro
     OpenSource Systems Consultant
     OOP Consulting
     Vigo, Galicia, Spain
     mailto: acurro@wanadoo.es



----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Davison" <glen@maths.unsw.edu.au>
To: <lprng@lprng.com>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:38 AM
Subject: LPRng: win XP to lprng server


>
> Dear Clever People,
>
> I have been trying to set-up printing from win XP through my linux/lprng
> print server.  Not having much luck.
>
> What I figured should work was:
>
> Add Printer/ Local/ Create Port [TCP/IP, LPR, print-server's DNS name,
queue
> name of printer] / ...
> Driver: generic? or proper one? (HP 4000)
>
> (Apologies - I am doing this from memory, don't have the XP box here)
>
> But this fails - print jobs disappear with no trace.
>
> If anyone has done this, I'd love to know where I went wrong.
>
>
> thanks
> Glen
>
> --
>
> Glen Davison glen@maths.unsw.edu.au
> Computer System Administrator phone: +61 2 9385 7018
> Maths, UNSW fax:   +61 2 9385 7192
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
> YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST
> The address you post from MUST be your subscription address
>
> If you need help, send email to majordomo@lprng.com (or lprng-requests
> or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body.  For the
impatient,
> to subscribe to a list with name LIST,  send mail to majordomo@lprng.com
> with:                           | example:
> subscribe LIST <mailaddr>       |  subscribe lprng-digest myname@host.org
> unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr>     |  unsubscribe lprng myname@host.org
>
> If you have major problems,  send email to papowell@astart.com with the
word
> LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
>
>



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST
The address you post from MUST be your subscription address

If you need help, send email to majordomo@lprng.com (or lprng-requests
or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body.  For the impatient,
to subscribe to a list with name LIST,  send mail to majordomo@lprng.com
with:                           | example:
subscribe LIST <mailaddr>       |  subscribe lprng-digest myname@host.org
unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr>     |  unsubscribe lprng myname@host.org

If you have major problems,  send email to papowell@astart.com with the word
LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]