Re: Installing apsfilter (Thank you for such a nice product!)

[Andreas Klemm <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, May 25, 2000 at 05:00:52PM -0700, Peter Collison wrote:
> BTW, can you help me with a remote printing dilemna?  <*I understand if
> you're too busy*>

Let's see...

> Do you know how I can get a Solaris machine running the System V (lpsched)
> print system to accept remote print jobs from a BSD (lpd) system?

/etc/hosts.lpd ?

> lpq gives me a "sending to <remote host>" message but nothing happens on the
> Solaris (2.7) print server and the job just remains in the queue client
> side.
> 
> It used to be (Solaris 2.6) that you could register a remote print system
> using the lpsystem command.  Apparently that's now obsolete but I have yet
> to find its replacement.
> 
> I've spent an entire day trying to print to a remote HP laserjet 2100NT with
> an HP 600N jetdirect card.  I had hoped the jetdirect card would be LPD
> compatible so I could send jobs directly to it from BSD/LPD but it doesn't
> work either.

Maybe you find something if you use strings

	strings lpd | grep etc
	strings lpd | grep hosts

Or try to use truss
Truss allows you to monitor running programs. Has many options.
You need at least -p PID ( PID of lpsched or lpd).

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