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Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

I_Am_Canadian — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:47:23 GMT

hi i have a Lazerjet 4p hooked up using the print server in my dlink 704p router and i was wondering if anyone knows how to setup linux to access it? dlink has no support for linux. tthe printer works great via windows but i dunno how to setup by linux any help would be greatly apperaticed

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Stuart Browne — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 22:26:16 GMT

From the bits and pieces I've read (google searching for '704p linux print'), it should respond as a standard Unix printer (lpd).

Using either LPRng (+foomatic) or Cups (both standard in RH/Fedora installs), it should be simple.

Have you set up a printer using Cups before under Linux? (NOTE: Cups is the default printing service under Fedora)

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Martin P.J. Zinser — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 22:26:30 GMT

Hi,

if your printserver talks lpr, you should be able to setup a forwarding queue to it. Perform all the preprocessing you want on your Linux box and just forward the result to the printserver. Which printing system do you use on Linux, LPRng or CUPS?

Greetings, Martin

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

I_Am_Canadian — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 02:53:16 GMT

i havn't used either the only printer thing i have used in linux was when i setup the printer(the lj4p) via parrell cable

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Paul Cross_1 — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:24:09 GMT

I'm assuming that you are using a print server because the LaserJet doesn't have a Jetdirect card... Does the dlink support ipp? If so you should look at CUPS, if not I would hope that a print server supports lpr :)

http://www.cups.org

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Stuart Browne — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:53:27 GMT

Assuming cups is started (service cups status), you should be able to use a browser (pick your favourite) and bring up the URL:

http://localhost:631/

This is the Cups management interface.

After that, http://www.cups.org/documentation.php is your friend ;)

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Martin P.J. Zinser — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 22:47:59 GMT

Hi,

if the printer is locally connected invoke the managment applicaton of Fedora and just add the printer using their favorite management tool ;-)

Greetings, Martin

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

I_Am_Canadian — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 02:44:00 GMT

ok i found out how to set it up via cups but i dunno how to find out the queue link dose anyone know how/where to find that out?

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Paul Cross_1 — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:28:20 GMT

I'm not sure what you mean. If you are looking for the list of configured printers in the admin gui go to http://localhost:631/printers. Assuming cupsd is running and you have added your printer(s) it will show up there.

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Martin P.J. Zinser — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:00:51 GMT

Form a commandline:

lpstat -a or lpq -a should do the trick.

Greetings, Martin

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

I_Am_Canadian — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 02:42:53 GMT

all i need to know now is where/how to find out the queue link for the printer (the internal queue)

Re: Hp Lazerjet 4p networked.. need help Fedora Core 1 linux

Paul Cross_1 — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:20:22 GMT

As Martin pointed out "lpc status" will list all the printers installed on the CUPS server. The spool is stored wherever your cups.conf file says it should be (/var/spool/cups by default).