thanks,

I started from scratch with:

su# cat printcap


# Typical remote printer entry.
lp|Line Printer:\
        :sh:lp=:rm=134.178.5.106:rp=bigone:\
###     :sh:lp=:rm=134.178.5.159:rp=nccsprint:\
        :sd=/var/spool/output/remote:\
        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:



and it works.

:)

P.









Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 03:20:57PM +1100, Paul (NCC/CS). wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > yesterday I restarted my lpd daemon. (other reason).
> > --> all I remember doing.
> >
> >
> > Now I can't print at all. major crisis.
>
> Sure you didn't accidentally clobber your /etc/printcap?  /dev/lp is
> the default line printer device but it's not right for most systems
> that actually run NetBSD today, which makes me suspect you overwrote
> your printcap file with the default version somehow.
>
> Thor

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