Last Steps to Get a Network Printer Up & Running

[joemama613]

I am setting up a network printer. It is a Brother HL-1440, using a Netgear Print Server.

In /etc/hosts, I have listed its name (hl1440) and IP address. I can ping it by name. If I issue the command lpstat -a, it says "hl1440 accepting requests".

If I go into scoadmin-printers-HP network Printer manager-option 5-option 1, it actually prints the test text file (however, without a form feed, I should add).

Knowing all of the above, by what mechanism do I now send a file to this printer?

Thanks,

Joe

 

[PHV]

Have you executed option 6 of hpnp ?

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PH.

 

[joemama613]

PH,

Okay, did that, but had to guess at some of the answers, though.

Now that it's done, what command do I use to send a file to the printer? Say I wanted to send the /etc/passwd file, I would start by saying "cat /etc/passwd | ????".

What would follow the piping sign?

Thanks,

Joe

 

[PHV]

cat /etc/passwd | lp -dYourPrinterName

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PH.

 

[joemama613]

PH,

Thanks for your continued help. I executed that very command, and the response was "can't execute 'lp' command". Any further ideas?

Joe

 

[PHV]

Which version of SCO and patches applied ?

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PH.

 

[joemama613]

PH,

So that I give you the correct information, please tell me where to look in the system for that info (version and patches) ?

Thanks,

Joe

 

[PHV]

For version:

uname -X

For patches:

custom

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PH.

 

[joemama613]

PH,

Okay, Version is 5.0.4.

Patches are: Release Supplement, Year 2000 Supplement, and oss601a Software Manager Patch.

Thanks,

Joe

 

[PHV]

And can you print as superuser ?

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PH.

 

[joemama613]

PH,

The only way that I have tried to print is in superuser, and I get the response that I told you, "can't execute 'lp' command".

Joe

 

[Annihilannic]

Does whence -v lp return anything? It should be in /usr/bin/lp.

If you could post the output of ls -l /usr/bin/lp and ls -lL /usr/bin/lp that may help.

Annihilannic.

 

[joemama613]

Ann,

It is in /usr/bin, and the permissions are 722, or -rwx--x--x. Can you help further?

Joe

 

[PHV]

In 5.0.5, mod=--x--s--x, own=bin, grp=lp

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PH.

 

[Annihilannic]

Since the permissions and ownership appear to be wrong, it may be advisable to run integrity -e to check whether any other files on your system are affected. If there are others, you can run fixmog to correct them.

Annihilannic.

 

[joemama613]

Ok Everyone, I am at the end of my rope. After doing everything in my power (and all of yours), it does not work. I stil get that stubborn message 'can't execute 'lp' command'.

Printer is running, accepting requests, printing a text test page, lpsched is running, permissions are set, owner and group is set, logged in as superuser, tried both my right hand and my left, even found a place that asked for the mac address of the printer (I put it in), and I still get the message "can't execute 'lp' command".

I have some straws here up for grasping. Please take your wildest best shot!!!!

Thanks,

Joe

 

[Annihilannic]

Try getting a sum or cksum of /usr/bin/lp and comparing it to another 5.0.4 system (unfortunately I don't have access to one).

What permissions does it have now after running fixmog?

Perhaps try running it with scotruss from

http://pobox.com/~troyd/

to figure out where or why it's bailing out?

Annihilannic.