Unix Print applications??

[galger]

I am currently testing High-end printers, Via many differnt flavors of unix, My question is,

Are there any small portable applications that I can install on any flavor of unix and perform print tests from those applications?

 

[UncleRick]

Well since each UNIX flavor has a different print subsystem I'd say your going to have fun. I have replaced many print subsystems with CUPS for a common interface across platforms.

http://www.cups.org/

 

[edfair]

Have you considered the standard dump of a PCL laden text message through the print spooler? Should give a pretty rich test of the capabilities.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[UncleRick]

isn't netcat cross platform? If you have hpnp on the printers this would work well.

 

[galger]

Edfair,

standard dump of a PCL laden text message through the print spooler? Should give a pretty rich test of the capabilities.

Do you have any more details,, like what command to use.

 

[edfair]

If you have embedded PCL in a text file it would be a matter of cat textfile > /dev/lp0 or whatever port you are using. A SCO alternative would be lp -dprinter textfile to be through the spooler system. Other systems have spoolers but I've got no experience there.



Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.