Yup I have lpd up and running.  I accidentally erased my old printcap 
     (the one that comes with the distribution).  I think the problem might 
     be in the new printcap that I am using.  Do you have to specify a 
     /dev/lp in the printcap?  Is a /dev/lp necessary when you are printing 
     to a network printer?  It would probably be a big help if I could read 
     over a copy of the old printcap.   Is there a place where I could find 
     the default printcap?  
     
                        thanks a lot for your swift reply,
     
                                mario


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Subject: Re: Printing problem.
Author:  Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu> at Internet
Date:    4/13/98 10:42 AM


On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Mario Magliocco wrote:
     
>      I am trying to set up lpd to print to a 1200c with a JetDirect card in 
>      it.  I copied a printcap file from a BSD machine (I don't think it was 
>      NetBSD though).  When I send anything to the spool with lpr or lp I 
>      get an error which says that /dev/lp can not be found.  There is no 
>      reference to this device in my printcap, and I couldn't make a lp with 
>      MAKEDEV.  I know that I am probably doing a dozen things wrong, so if 
>      anybody can give me a clue I would appreciate it greatly.
     
Do you have lpd running? That's usually what generates /dev/lp.
     
Take care,
     
Bill