network printers..???

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3 total messages Started by Susanne B. Ramsey Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:55

#201

Author: Susanne B. Ramsey
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:55

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I have tried several ways of accessing from the SGI some printers that are
either on non-SGI systems or have network interfaces.. I am doing this so 
that users can print from the Workspace and not have to worry about issuing
commands at the command line..   

The only success I have had is by doing the following:

creating a file with the following in /usr/spool/lp/model

	#! /bin/sh
	NAME="Generic Postscript"
	TYPE=PostScript
	segid=$!
	name=$2i
	title="$3"
	copies=$4 
	options="$5"
	shift; shift; shift; shift; shift
	files="$*"
	i=1
	while [ $i -le $copies ]
	do
       		 for file in $files
       		 do
       		         lpr -Pqmsps "$file"
       		 done
       		 i=`expr $i = 1`
	done
	exit 0
 
Note if it is NOT a PostScript printer or queue then NAME is blank and TYPE is
Dumb.  

I then do a lpshut; lpadmin -p<printer> -v/dev/null -m<modle>; lpsched; accept;
enable <printer>

My question is - is there a easier/better way to do this.. I am told that SGI
does not support printers that are not on other SGIs or local - How do YOU
access printers on SUNs or that have their own network interface...??? Is there
a better file to be using in the model directory..???

Thanks
Susanne Ramsey
--
 Susanne B. Ramsey	     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 7000 East Avenue L-630	  |  (510) 423-9530
 Livermore Ca 94550	  |  sbr@llnl.gov
_____________________________________________________________________
Fertility is hereditary.  If your parents didn't have any children, neither 
will you.

Re: network printers..???

#202

Author: Susanne B. Ramsey
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:24

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ramsey@sundance.llnl.gov (Susanne B. Ramsey) writes:

> I have tried several ways of accessing from the SGI some printers that are
> either on non-SGI systems or have network interfaces.. I am doing this so 
> that users can print from the Workspace and not have to worry about issuing
> commands at the command line..   

> The only success I have had is by doing the following:

> creating a file with the following in /usr/spool/lp/model

LOTS of stuff deleted....


Another problem related to this that I am having...

when I tried to send a file to one of the "network" printers I got into
some sort of a loop and started sending out about 900 copies of /etc/printcap

any clues as to why...???

Thanks again 

Susanne Ramsey


--
 Susanne B. Ramsey	     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 7000 East Avenue L-630	  |  (510) 423-9530
 Livermore Ca 94550	  |  sbr@llnl.gov
_____________________________________________________________________
Fertility is hereditary.  If your parents didn't have any children, neither 
will you.

Re: network printers..???

#220

Author: Ken-ichi Oohara
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:50

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In article <ramsey.728092533@moonshine> ramsey@sundance.llnl.gov (Susanne B. Ramsey) writes:

>   I have tried several ways of accessing from the SGI some printers that are
>   either on non-SGI systems or have network interfaces.. I am doing this so 
>   that users can print from the Workspace and not have to worry about issuing
>   commands at the command line..   
>
>   The only success I have had is by doing the following:
>
>   creating a file with the following in /usr/spool/lp/model
>
>	   #! /bin/sh
             :
             :
>	   files="$*"
>	   i=1
>	   while [ $i -le $copies ]
>	   do
>		    for file in $files
>		    do
>			    lpr -Pqmsps "$file"
>		    done
>		    i=`expr $i = 1`
>	   done
>	   exit 0
>
>

In article <ramsey.728094282@moonshine> ramsey@sundance.llnl.gov (Susanne B. Ramsey) writes:

>   Another problem related to this that I am having...
>
>   when I tried to send a file to one of the "network" printers I got into
>   some sort of a loop and started sending out about 900 copies of /etc/printcap

I am using the similar way with a shell script a bit different from
Susanne's; like

	#!/bin/sh
	#
	NAME=
	TYPE=Dumb
	seqid=$1
	name=$2
	title="$3"
	copies=$4
	options="$5"
	shift; shift; shift; shift; shift
	files="$*"

	lpr -Plpr_printer -#$copies $options $files
	exit 0

This will call 'lpr' once even if I need 900 copies. 
I can specify lpr options (except -m option) as -o'lpr-options'
like

    % lp -dlpr_printer -o'-p -T test' files

Even if you add lpr's -m option, you will *not* recieve a mail
upon completion, but the mail will be sent to user 'lp'.

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