Check your /etc/printcap file.
Make sure that the /dev/lp.... stuff is correct.

Also, lpc reports that there is no daemon running because there are no entries
in the que.  Once a job is in the que, lpc would report what is happening
(whether the printer is off-line or printing).

I use slackware, and so I would not know about the configuration tools of redhat

On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am unable to use lpd to print a file on RH 6.1.  lpc tells me the daemon 
> is not running.  I have used printtool and configured the printer to lp1 (I 
> have two parallel ports but I have a dotmatrix printer on lp0 that I am not 
> using) and WP8 works perfect with lp1.  Any ideas where to look?  I tried 
> restarting lpd with printtool but lpc then says the daemon is not running.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ron Standage
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