Solaris network printing related

From: Vikas Sharma, Infosys (vikas_sharma@infosys.com)
Date: Wed Jun 23 2004 - 23:12:54 EDT


Hello managers,

I am having Solaris & Tru64 servers based network with HP-Jetdirect
printers, OKI Printers & EPS printers. What my problem is, when I
configure any printer queue, if I give any print command for any deskjet
printer connected in place of above mentioned printers to my print
server, then it prints fine. But as and when I connect any of these
printers, I am not able to print using the queue created by me.

There are some port settings like P1/P1/text/text1/pr/pr5/pr6/pr7 blah
blah.... In such printers which needs to be defined while creating print
queues. I need to know the exact funda as to when port id will be
/P1/text/text1/pr/pr5/pr6/pr7.

In Solaris 8: (extracts of
/etc/lp/printers/<print-queue-name>/configuration file)

$ cat conf*

Banner: off

Content types: any

Device: /dev/null

Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/netstandard

Printer type: unknown

Modules:

Options: dest=smg00y.als.europe.itl.com:SMG00Y_P1,protocol=bsd

$

(Doubt: On what basis SMG00Y_P1 port is defined)

In Tru64: (extract of /etc/printcap file)

>cat /etc/printcap

sin011m0:\

        :ct=remote:\

        :lf=/var/spool/lpd/errors/sin011m0.err:\

        :lp=:\

        :mx#0:\

        :rm=sin011t0.als.europe.itl.com:\

        :rp=text:\

        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/sin011m0:\

        :sh:

(Doubt: On what basis rp=text or any other value like text1,pr,pr5,pr6
etc can be defined)

One more thing, in one jetDirect printer, I found its configuration
settings as below:

# telnet chn032n.als.europe.itl.com

Trying 158.32.84.212...

Connected to chn032n.chn.pacific.firmenich.com.

Escape character is '^]'.

HP JetDirect

Please type "?" for HELP, or "/" for current settings

> /

   ===JetDirect Telnet Configuration===

        Firmware Rev. : J.08.49

        MAC Address : 00:10:83:42:64:5f

        Config By : USER SPECIFIED

        IP Address : 158.32.84.212

        Subnet Mask : 255.255.254.0

        Default Gateway : 158.32.85.250

        Syslog Server : Not Specified

        Idle Timeout : 15 Seconds

        Set Cmnty Name : Not Specified

        Host Name : CHN032N

        Default Get Cmnty : Enabled

        DHCP Config : Disabled

        Passwd : Disabled

        IPX/SPX : Disabled

        DLC/LLC : Disabled

        Ethertalk : Disabled

        Port[1] Banner page : Enabled <-

        Port[2] Banner page : Enabled

        Port[3] Banner page : Enabled

> (Doubt: Whether above bold entries in printer configuration are going
to affect port settings or these are only effective for BANNER page
print)

(Note: Please do not try to ping / login to any of the IP address/FQDN.
These are not original)

Any pointer in this regard will be extremely helpful for me.

Thanks in advance,

Best regards,

Vikas Sharma
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