Re: [TCLUG:8272] JetDirect revisited

["Clayton T. Fandre" <cfandre@maddog.mn-linux.org>]

Bob Tanner wrote:
> 
> What back last year, I asked about JetDirect support under Linux. See
> 
>         http://archives.real-time.com/tclug-list/Attic/All/msg01284.html
> 
> For details. Well, we just got a new printer with a built in Ethernet
> interface and I have done the same /etc/printcap that worked on the JetDirect
> card:
> 
> laserjet:\
>         :lp=/dev/null:\
>         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
>         :mx#0:\
>         :sh:\
>         :rm=myprinter.real-time.com:\
>         :rp=raw:\
>         :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
> 
> First problem is that a banner page is printed after each print job. Even
> though I have the :sh: attribute true to surpress the banner. Anything else I
> need to do to stop the banner?

You could try to telnet into the printer and disable the banner page
that way.

> 
> Second problem is we have grown and the printer is a busy, I have all the
> computers printing directly to the printer, is the printer smart enough to
> process 1 job at a time?

Yea, the printer will only accept 1 job at a time. The rest will wait
until the printer is free. This can cause problems though cause it is
possible for a job to be 'waiting' for a long time if other jobs keep
beating it to the printer. I would recommend a print server to queue the
jobs up and create some order in all the chaos.

> 
> I tried to make all the computers print to a printer server which prints to
> the printer, but I do not think Linux likes a remote printer printing to a
> remote printer (PC1->print->PC->print->Printer).

Actually it works pretty well. We have a few servers that spool to our
central server. They are HP-UX machines, but it shouldn't matter if
they're HP, Solaris, or Linux. I even tried to spool jobs from our NT
print server to our HP-UX print server. Worked great.

> 
> This is an HP LaserJet 2100. Any would would be great.
> 

We have a whole bunch of those. Nice printers for the price.

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Clay Fandre
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Twin Cities Linux Users Group
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