by I am running Rehad Linux 6.0. I have it on a Gateway 486-66 that ultimately
I want to make a network file server. I have an old Okidata 400e (LJ-IIP
compatible) attached locally on LPT1:. I have a SAMBA network connection to
a Win98SE box with a LJ-6MP attached (Share name "LJ6"). I can print just
fine to the local LJ-IIP printer and can print to the network LJ-6MP via
"printtool" and also print to the LJ-6MP via an explicit "-P lp0."
But I want to make the LJ6 (lp0) my default printer. According to printtool,
all I had to do was reverse the order in the "printcap" file (shown below).
I did that (as you can see), but when I try to print from the KDE text
editor, the output still goes to "lp."
I am new to Linux, so forgive my ignorance but is there any simple way to
change the "default" printer. It makes sense that the default might be to
local over network, but in this case I want the net printer as default.
Thanks for any help here.
Jess
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# This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
##PRINTTOOL3## SMB POSTSCRIPT 600x600 letter {} PostScript Default 1
lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/acct:\
:lp=/dev/null:
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet2p 300x300 letter {} LaserJet2p Default {}
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter: