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List:       lprng
Subject:    Re: LPRng: Problems with Load Balancing
From:       Peter Scheurer <scheurer () sopra-gmbh ! de>
Date:       1999-12-30 8:31:30
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papowell@astart.com schrieb:
[...]

> >
> > Hi Patrick,
> >
> > we are currently running LPRng 3.6.12 and ifhp 3.3.10 on a SuSE 6.2 Linux. The two
> > lineprinters are connected to  parallel ports.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > papowell@astart.com schrieb:
> >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > we use load balancing here for our two line printers.
> > > > Generally it works pretty well, but I have two problems.
> > > >
> > > > Any help is appreciated,
> > > > thanks
> > > > Peter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > First problem:
> > > >
> > > > We use classes for different forms.
> > > > Sometimes a job is not printed, allthough the main queue accepts all
> > > > classes and the service queue is assigned to the same class as the job.
> > > > Mostly the job will be printed, when the spooler gets another job with
> > > > the same class. Sometimes even this doesn't help.
> > > >
> > > > Second Problem:
> > >
> > > ... Hmmm... this looks familiar...
> > >
> > > What version are you using?
> > >
> > > Patrick

[...]

>
> Hmmm... OK... this is strange.  Could you send me your printcap so I
> can try to reproduce this?
>
> Patrick
>

Here's our printcap.


lp|Genicom
 :lf=/var/spool/lpd/lp/log
 :sv=lp1,lp2
 :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp
# Genicom1
lp1|Genicom1
 :ss=lp
 :lp=/dev/lp0:
 :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp1:\
 :lf=/var/spool/lpd/lp1/log:\
 :af=/var/spool/lpd/lp1/acct:\
 :if=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
 :ifhp=model=genicom
 :ab
 :bp=/usr/local/bin/mybanner
# Genicom2
lp2|Genicom2
 :ss=lp
 :lp=/dev/lp1:\
 :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp2:\
 :lf=/var/spool/lpd/lp2/log:\
 :af=/var/spool/lpd/lp2/acct:\
 :if=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
 :ifhp=model=genicom
 :ab
 :bp=/usr/local/bin/mybanner

checkpc -C
Using Config file '/usr/local/etc/lpd.conf'
CONFIG START
ab
class_in_status
fq
mc=10
pl=72
CONFIG END

Regards,
Peter


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