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Article #249printing on network problem
From: DUNBAR STEVEN THOMAS
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 02:42
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 02:42
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I have connected my NeXT to a network that has many different kinds of UNIX machines and Postscript printers. I have generated what appears to be a good printcap file, and I have niload'ed it properly. All the printers that I am interested in then appear in the PrintManager (but of course are not editable because of the niload) properly, and when I generate the test page, it also prints properly. When I generate postscript files with enscript or ptroff, they print fine. The PROBLEM is when I try to print from a NeXT Application, like WriteNow. I print to the printer, and then the document never makes to the printer. The lights on the printer never even blink. On our local ethernet, we have a centralized print server. Is the server possibly not understanding something? Does the postscript printers need to be told something about my NeXT? I have consulted NeXT's documentation, which seems to be abysmal unless you have NetInfo (which we are not running) or are attempting to attach a printer to your serial port (which I am not). I have also consulted the FAQ, but there is nothing there. Any help would be tremendously appreciated! Regards, Steve Dunbar sdunbar@mailbox.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com dunbars@spot.colorado.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!boulder!ucsu!spot.Colorado.EDU!dunbars From: dunbars@spot.Colorado.EDU (DUNBAR STEVEN THOMAS) Subject: printing on network problem Message-ID: <1992Jul27.024248.1941@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> Sender: news@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: spot.colorado.edu Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Distribution: usa Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 02:42:48 GMT Lines: 36