Printer diagnostic program

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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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