Subject: Re: Printing question
To: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
List: current-users
Date: 02/05/2008 22:02:39
On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 12:53:15PM -0800, Paul Goyette wrote:
> Anyone got any clues on how I can get this set up to print from NetBSD?

Typically it listens on port 9100 and will just accept raw printer data
there. I use this in /etc/printcap for a hp laserprinter:

# HP Laserjet with JetDirect ethernet card
lp|HP|HP Laserjet:\
        :lp=9100@hp:sd=/var/spool/output/hp:\
        :mx#0:sh:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:

That's enough to just "lpr *.ps" (or ctrl-p in firefox), which is my main
application. In your case you probably want to investigate CUPS in
pkgsrc/print/cups.

Martin