Right after I sent the note, I kicked myself for not searching the
archives first (where I could've found the answer). The URL for Dwight
Walker's summary on configuring network printers is:
http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/mailing-lists/alpha-osf-managers/1997/05/msg00581.html
I did receive all sorts of replies. Since I don't have access to the NT
server that hosts the printer, I pursued modifying the /etc/printcap
config file. From all the responses, I gleaned the following config:
#-------
tlcraw|raw printer:\
:lp=:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/tlcraw:\
:rm=printerIP:\
:rp=raw:
tlctext|text printer:\
:lp=:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/tlctext:\
:rm=printerIP:\
:rp=text:
#-------
Plain text files get sent to 'tlctext' and postscript files get sent to
'tlcraw' (the printer will autoswitch between PCL and PostScript).
Thanks to all who replied ... Yizhong Zhou, Robert L. McMillin, Craig I.
Hagan, Tim Winders, Ray Stell, Alex Nord, Jason Bingham, Gary C.
Jenkins, Joe Spanicek, and Dwight Walker.
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------- Original Post -------
Tim Couger wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've got an HP LaserJet 5SiMX on the LAN (TCP/IP) that I would like to
> print on. The printer is hosted off of an NT server (don't know the
> server name ... yet). I know the IP address of the printer and can
> telnet into it. If I was on an HP server, I could define the printer as
> a network printer and send it print jobs (this would not intefere with
> the NT config). Is there a similar config I can use under DU4.0b (on a
> Alpha 1000a)?
>
> Thanks for your help ...
>
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Received on Tue Aug 26 1997 - 16:34:57 NZST