cups and my network printer

[Giles Orr]

Hello.

I apologize in advance that this is, well, a crippled answer.  Yes,
you can do networked printers with lpr-ng.  No, I can't tell you how.
I'm very sure you can because I ran eight networked HP workgroup
printers off a linux file and print server for several years using
lpr-ng.  I can't tell you how because I left that job a few months
back and hadn't messed with the setup in so long I've forgotten the
details.  I _think_ all that's involved is setting up a printer
profile with an IP address, a port (usually 9100), and the normal gook
about cover pages etc.  The HOWTO I used for setup is at
http://www.lprng.com/LPRng-HOWTO-Multipart/index.htm .

A bit of opinion to go with my not-too-solid advice ...  Linux printer
configuration SUCKS.  Always has, looks like it's going to continue to
do so for several years more.  Having said that, I'd suggest you
struggle with CUPS a while longer: it would seem (based on faint
evidence, read up yourself) that most distros are going to CUPS and
lpr-ng may die entirely as a project in the foreseeable future.

On 5/21/06, Paul King <pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I am still struggling in my on-going battle to get my printer to work.
> >From what I have been able to make out from the Debian (sarge) docs,
> CUPS appears to be the only server to understand a networked printer.
> Feel free to correct me if I am wrong. I would gladly use the BSD-style
> lprng program (which I understand better), but I am unsure about how to
> enter a URI for my printer there.

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