Re: [SLUG] Linux printing

From: Eric Jahn (eric@ejahn.net)
Date: Sun Oct 05 2003 - 13:11:53 EDT


will Konqueror web browser print? what is the print command Mozilla is
sending?

On Sunday 05 October 2003 12:06 pm, you wrote:
> Just wanted to let you know that installing Unix Print Services worked!
> I almost fell off my chair when my Linux laptop started to print to my HP
> printer across my network. Only took me 3 weeks to figure out but it's
> working now. I would recommend this solution for anyone who wants to print
> thru the network. Real easy.
>
> I do have another issue. Seems that I can only print using a web
> applicatoin like mozilla. When I try to print using anything else, example:
> K Write, the application crashes. Wondering if anyone knows why I can't
> print using a standard work processing application and can only print using
> a web interface like Mozilla.
>
> On Wednesday 17 September 2003 10:56 am, Steven Buehler wrote:
> > --- Scott Piper <piper@ij.net> wrote:
> > > Do you have an /etc/printcap file? - in your case there should be a
> > > line
> > >
> > > HPDeskJet:
> > >
> > > Other than that, if it is a WindowsXP machine, you may have to set cups
> > > up to use the guest account (as I had to do when printing to an XP home
> > > edition machine)
> >
> > You can set up LPR as a service on a WinXP box by installing "Unix Print
> > Services" from the Windows Setup CD. Then you'd just set up linux to
> > print to (in my case) lpr://192.168.1.100/deskjet5550 . No special
> > accounts required. The actual print processor would be on the sending
> > computer's side.
> >
> > SWB
> >
> >
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