Need info on networked printer

[Lerebours, Jose]

Walter posted:

> 
> I don't need feedback on what kind of POS a Brother printer is. I do 
> need about 2 seconds of hand holding on using a Brother 
> HL-5170DN in a 
> unix environment. We print all day to printers connected to windows 
> computers from a *nix server. I have NEVER used a free 
> standing printer 
> ever with filePro, and I really never found a howto in the 
> archives that 
> I have found. How does one address networked printers? Is it 
> just like 
> printing to windowboxes via samba (////IP.AD.DRE.SS//PRINTER_NAME)?
> 
> Or is it a LPR only deal. Which is something I've never done.
> 
> What's even more unusual about this printer is that in the PDF on 
> Brother's website they even mention that printer works with RedHat, 
> Suse, Mandrake, Debian.
> 
> Sign me "in new territory".
> 
You will be surprised how easy this is.  Use `netcat`!

Since this is not an HP I doubt it will work using HP Network
Printer untilities.  It is a heck of a task to get it to work
using convensional printer configuration (/etc/printcap ...).

With netcat, you can get the job done inside of 5 minutes.

Attached is all you need.  Unzip, run script `netcatscript`.
Reading through the script is a GOOD idea.  Make sure edit
IP and port as needed when you run the script.

To make sure it works well for any user, make sure to set
permission for /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces/model.orig
for the printer you create.

NOTICE:  I found this solution some where within Lawrance's
	   website.

Hope you find it as usefull as I have.  Heck, I am printing to
USB printers directly from filePro using USP printer servers.

Good luck!


Jose Lerebours

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