[PLUG] possible port names

Kyle Accardi sandbox at pacifier.com
Wed Oct 22 12:03:02 UTC 2003


Mike De La Mater wrote:
> What are good possibilities for the name of the first port in my print
> server? I've run across LP1, LPT1, LPT1_PASSTHRU, Port1, P1,
> NP1(netport) and a few others and tried them all. LPD connects, but does
> not print. The box works with it's proprietary Win software. Details
> below.
> 
> I'm still thrashing this intel inbusiness print station.
> 
> Thanks to Kyle Accardi, I'm feeling like I'm on track.
> 
> I've got a custom printer configured in /etc/printcap:
> 
> ib4019|IBM 4019 on Intel IB Print Server| on Port 1:\
> :rm=192.168.10.48:\
> :rp=LPT1:\
> :mx#0:\
> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/error-log\
> :sh:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/ib4019:

did you try
	:rp=PASSTHRU:\
instead of LPT1?

--
Kyle Accardi





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