Off topic -printer issue

[Brian K. White]

Cesar doesn't need this but just for the record since it's not obvious 
what all in there is the thing, that would be "rlpnc"
get rlpnc.tar.Z from
https://web.archive.org/web/20180620120243/https://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/index.html

You just untar as root and it puts the files in all the absolute paths, 
and then in scoadmin you select the new printer interface named "Net"
Then define the ip/hostname/port in /etc/printers

It bundles a netcat binary for raw tcp/jetdirect usage out of the box, 
and you can add lpd/lpr support by just installing the rlpr tar from the 
same page.

I would be surprised if this is still the best way on osr 6.
Then again, I also would not be surprised come to think of it. hah.

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bkw


On 5/9/23 09:48, Joe Chasan via Filepro-list wrote:
> See if this helps:
> https://wdb1.sco.com/kb/showta?taid=118109&qid=1108709222&sid=315804938&pgnum=1
>
> The stty is coming from the sysv printer interface script on sco.
>
> Another thing to check if a printer works for only certain users is if there
> are users listed in users.deny or users.allowed files under
> /var/spool/lp/admins/lp/printers/[PRINTERNAME]
> (also accessible in admin menu)
>
> Lastly, the hpnp protocol used on SCO for the 'hp print manager' does not
> work relably with recent HP printer firmware.
>
> Brian white had a home-spun printer interface for SCO that used netcat
> and /etc/printers that works much better.  Maybe he can post it or you
> can pull https://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/index.html from internet archives
> if you want it.




> -joe
>
> On Mon, May 08, 2023 at 09:14:31AM -0400, Cesar Baquerizo via Filepro-list wrote:
>> Sorry if this is off topic. I have a printer on SCO UNIX 6 Definitive 2018.
>> I have tried deleting and recreating printer, changing perms on lp, cancel,
>> etc., changing perms on file to print, re-adding to HP print manager, yada,
>> yada. I get these several times in errors after cancelling job (UX:stty:
>> ERROR: Invalid argument). But there is no stty in .profile or /etc*. print
>> issue is in both OS and app.
>>
>>   
>>
>> The printer only prints from root. Is anyone familiar with this issue?
>>
>>   
>>
>> Regards
>> ---------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> Cesar Baquerizo
>>
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