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CUPS & Print servers
Authored by: sbk on Aug 29, '02 05:06:22PM

I don't know if this is possible, but I'm trying to get my Epson Stylus Colr 600 working through a built in print server in my Wireless router (SBC Barricade 7004 AWBR).

The print server says it doesn't work with Macs but it supports Linux (Line Printer Daemon) and CUPs supports the Epson printer...

Any ideas on how to get this configured?

These are the instuctions from the SMC support page for Linux..
Yes, the Barricade provides Line Printer Daemon. Users of Linux have to set up /etc/printcap and the queue name is "lp". The following is an example for Red Hat


Linux release 5.1:

# /etc/printcap

hp6p::sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp6p::rm=192.168.123.254::rp=lp::lp=/dev/null::sh:

hp2100::sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp2100::rm=192.168.123.253::rp=lp::lp=/dev/null::sh:



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CUPS & Print servers
Authored by: schreib on Sep 29, '02 11:12:04PM

I figured out how to print to a printer attached to a SMC Barricade 7004ABR through CUPS from Mac OS X 10.2.

Go to Print Center, select Add New Printer, select IP Printing, enter the appropriate IP to the Printer's Address box, uncheck Use Default Queue on Server, in the Queue Name box type LPT1, then select the correct printer model (whether it is one of Apple's included drivers or one added by Gimp-Print).

It turns out that the Linux instructions were not what helped me figure this out but rather the Windows 2000 and XP instructions. The direct-to-IP printing on Windows requires the same type of configuration.

I have not tested this extensively, but it has worked with both Word v.X and Preview. One thing I have noticed is that it prints an extra blank sheet plus a job banner sheet with my userid at the end of the job. I would like to figure out how to get rid of that.

Allen



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