FOLLOW-UP - printer setup

From: Eiler, James A. <James.Eiler_at_alcoa.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:45:46 -0400

Hello again -

I still haven't gotten my printer working - but I have received numerous
suggestions (Thanks to all!!!) and I've tried a few of them but I still get
the same results. (Original message below.)

>From my Alpha I can: ping the printer; telnet to it; telnet back to the
Alpha - so it is on the network and I can get to it.

But, when I configure the printer and then try to print to it, lpstat -a
(still) reports the following:

yea008> lp -d lp0 /etc/hosts
Job Number is: 0
yea008> lpstat -a
lp0:
        printer is on remote host 159.111.xxx.xxx with name text
        queuing is enabled
        printing is enabled
        1 entry in spool area
        Sat Oct 30 15:55:17 1999: waiting for queue to be enabled on
159.111.xxx.xxx

At this point I'm thinking it's the printer.

Thanks (again!),

Jim

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

Hello,

I've searched the archives and I am still perplexed!

I'm trying to print to an HP LaserJet5 - I've used the CDE setup screens to
no avail and also tried using the lprsetup command - also to no avail.

I've done this before on other systems but the printer was always on the
same sub-net as my Alpha - is this a requirement?

My subnet mask on the HP is 255.255.252.0. My alpha's IP is 203.4.xxx.xxx
and the printer's IP is 159.111.xxx.xxx.

I'm starting to feel quite stupid!

Thanks,

Jim
Received on Sat Oct 30 1999 - 05:47:29 NZDT

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