Hi,
No responses yet. 

Anybody know anything about printcap/filters or setting up remote print
queues?

Thanks,
Eric :-)

Eric Richardson wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have netatalk working and I can send a postscript file to the printer
> using pap and it prints fine. The setup is a local area network with one
> switch and the printer is connected to the TCP/IP network with a
> Ethertalk to localtalk bridge. The printer also works fine with a Mac on
> the network.
> 
> I am running SuSE 6.4 and a tried using the yast or whatever to setup a
> remote printer with no luck so then I tried to use info on the net to
> get close with the printcap file manually. I can't understand the print
> filter chain and how this works with the printer daemon and the remote
> printer.
> 
> Below is a transcript of what I think might be important. Any help would
> be very much appreciated.
> 
> Eric :-)
> 
> maxwell@maxwell:~ > cat /etc/printcap
> 
> lp|nec95|Silentwriter 95:\
>         :lp=/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp/null:\
>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp:\
>         :lf=/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp/log:\
>         :of=/usr/lib/atalk/filters/ofpap:\
>         :if=/usr/lib/atalk/filters/ifpap:\
>         :tf=/usr/lib/atalk/filters/tfpap:\
>         :pd=/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp/nec95.ppd:\
>         :ar:bk:mx#0:\
>         :tr=:cl:sh:
> 
> maxwell@maxwell:/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp > ls -la null
> crw-rw-rw-   1 root     root       3,   1 Oct 19 07:10 null
> 
> maxwell@maxwell:/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp > ps -ef | grep lpd
> root       244     1  0 08:58 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/lpd
> root       247   244  0 08:58 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/lpd
> maxwell    552   511  0 09:45 pts/0    00:00:00 grep lpd
> 
> root@maxwell:/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp > cat status
> waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
> 
> maxwell@maxwell:~ > cat .paprc
> # Apple Printer Access Protocol (PAP)
> Silentwriter 95:LaserWriter@*
> 
> This file is also in the spool directory as well since pap needs this
> file.
> 
> maxwell@maxwell:~ > pap printcap.ps
> Trying 840.85:128 ...
> status: idle
> Connected to Silentwriter 95:LaserWriter@*.
> Connection closed.
> 
> So this works fine and prints the file.
> 
> maxwell@maxwell:~ > lpr printcap.ps
> lpr: connect: Connection refused
> jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
> 
> root@maxwell:/etc/rc.d > ./lpd status
> OK
> root@maxwell:/etc/rc.d > ./lpd stop
> Shutting down lpd
> done
> root@maxwell:/etc/rc.d > ./lpd start
> Starting lpd
> done
> 
> If I remove everything from the queue and restart the daemon this is
> what happens. Notice this time that the lpr doesn't refuse connection as
> above.
> 
> maxwell@maxwell:~ > lpr printcap.ps
> maxwell@maxwell:~ > lpq
> waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)
> Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total Size
> 1st    maxwell    44   printcap.ps                           14807 bytes
> 
> I get cf and df files but the files just never print.
> 
> root@maxwell:/var/spool/lpd/nec95-lp > ls
> acct           cfA045maxwell  dfA045maxwell  log        null
> cfA044maxwell  dfA044maxwell  lock           nec95.ppd  status
> 
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