echo "Hello. I am an Epson Stylus 740 printer." >/dev/lp0
cat /var/log/messages >/dev/lp0
gunzip < /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/Printing-HOWTO.txt.gz >/dev/lp0
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* On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 02:01:25PM -0700, Vaughn Treude wrote:
>
> Hello all:
> I've been trying to set up a Mandrake 7.0 box as a print server for my
> Epson Stylus 740 printer. For the moment, I've got the printer on a
> switch box (because I sometimes need to print from a Windows box, and
> I don't have the printer server set up yet.) The printer setup tool
> recognizes the printer, but I can't print through the switchbox.
> Windows doesn't mind the switchbox, so why should Linux have a problem
> with it? I assume there's some signal or something that's being
> mangled, and I'd like to diagnose the problem, but I can't find any
> good diagnostic software for the printer port. I did a google search
> and all I could find were printer tools like queues and filters. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Vaughn Treude
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> *****************
> Nakota Software, Inc.
> Custom Industrial Software Development
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