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> I am running RedHat 5.2 linux on a Intel Pentium III. We have other
> machines in our network that can print to our Intel NetportExpress
> PRO/100 print server with no problems. However I cannot seem to get
> our Linux servers to print to the print server. I have a Cannon
> LPB-1260 laser printer attached to the print server which is a HP
> compatible printer.

> I am able to ping the print server from my linux system just fine.

> Here is my /etc/printcap file:
> netlsrptr|netlsrptr|netlsrptr-on-parallel-port-1:\
> :rm=209.69.52.131:\
> :rp=LPT1_TEXT:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/netlsrptr:

> If I issue a /usr/sbin/lpc status command after trying to send a print
> job here are the results:
> netlsrptr:
>         queuing is enabled
>         printing is enabled
>         1 entry in spool area
>         waiting for netlsrptr to become ready (offline ?)

> If I issue an lpq -Pnetlsrptr command I get these results:
> waiting for netlsrptr to become ready (offline ?)
> Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total
> Size
> 1st    root       13   (standard input)                      1191
> bytes

> The printer has paper and is online. If I print from my workstation or
> another server I do not have problems.

> Any help with my problem would be greatly appreciated.

> Brian

>Brian,

>Really depends on whether the print server is running a BSD-style printing
>daemon.  To test, you could do the following:

>telnet <print server> 515

>If you get "connection refused,"  then there is probably nothing listening
>on that port (the BSD printing port) and you'll have to find some software
>from Intel to setup your printing.  Another route would be if the other
>machines had a BSD printing daemon, you could set up a print queue to one
>of them and let it (the other machine) forward the request on.

>Good luck!

>--Dann Church

>> I am running RedHat 5.2 linux on a Intel Pentium III. We have other
>> machines in our network that can print to our Intel NetportExpress
>> PRO/100 print server with no problems. However I cannot seem to get
>> our Linux servers to print to the print server. I have a Cannon
>> LPB-1260 laser printer attached to the print server which is a HP
>> compatible printer.

>> I am able to ping the print server from my linux system just fine.

>> Here is my /etc/printcap file:
>> netlsrptr|netlsrptr|netlsrptr-on-parallel-port-1:\
>> :rm=209.69.52.131:\
>> :rp=LPT1_TEXT:\
>> :mx#0:\
>> :sh:\
>> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/netlsrptr:

>> If I issue a /usr/sbin/lpc status command after trying to send a print
>> job here are the results:
>> netlsrptr:
>>         queuing is enabled
>>         printing is enabled
>>         1 entry in spool area
>>         waiting for netlsrptr to become ready (offline ?)

>> If I issue an lpq -Pnetlsrptr command I get these results:
>> waiting for netlsrptr to become ready (offline ?)
>> Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total
>> Size
>> 1st    root       13   (standard input)                      1191
>> bytes

>> The printer has paper and is online. If I print from my workstation or
>> another server I do not have problems.

>> Any help with my problem would be greatly appreciated.

>> Brian

>Brian,

>Really depends on whether the print server is running a BSD-style printing
>daemon.  To test, you could do the following:

>telnet <print server> 515

>If you get "connection refused,"  then there is probably nothing listening
>on that port (the BSD printing port) and you'll have to find some software
>from Intel to setup your printing.  Another route would be if the other
>machines had a BSD printing daemon, you could set up a print queue to one
>of them and let it (the other machine) forward the request on.

>Good luck!

>--Dann Church

>> I am running RedHat 5.2 linux on a Intel Pentium III. We have other
>> machines in our network that can print to our Intel NetportExpress
>> PRO/100 print server with no problems. However I cannot seem to get
>> our Linux servers to print to the print server. I have a Cannon
>> LPB-1260 laser printer attached to the print server which is a HP
>> compatible printer.

>> I am able to ping the print server from my linux system just fine.

>> Here is my /etc/printcap file:
>> netlsrptr|netlsrptr|netlsrptr-on-parallel-port-1:\
>> :rm=209.69.52.131:\
>> :rp=LPT1_TEXT:\
>> :mx#0:\
>> :sh:\
>> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/netlsrptr:

>> If I issue a /usr/sbin/lpc status command after trying to send a print
>> job here are the results:
>> netlsrptr:
>>         queuing is enabled
>>         printing is enabled
>>         1 entry in spool area
>>         waiting for netlsrptr to become ready (offline ?)

>> If I issue an lpq -Pnetlsrptr command I get these results:
>> waiting for netlsrptr to become ready (offline ?)
>> Rank   Owner      Job  Files                                 Total
>> Size
>> 1st    root       13   (standard input)                      1191
>> bytes

>> The printer has paper and is online. If I print from my workstation or
>> another server I do not have problems.

>> Any help with my problem would be greatly appreciated.

>> Brian