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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