How to I print to a TCP/IP Port.

How to I print to a TCP/IP Port.

[linux]

I recently migrated from WinXP to Linux (SuSE 9.2 Pro). I need some help
setting up my new linux box to print.  My old WinXP box printed to a network
printer.  If I open my printer properties dialog in WinXP I would see the
printer listed with an IP address.   How do I set up my SuSE linux to print to
this same printer.  I guess what I am asking is, how to I print to a TCP/IP
Port.  Thanks,

Ed
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Re: How to I print to a TCP/IP Port.

[Ray Olszewski]

At 03:23 PM 1/12/2005 -0500, linux wrote:

>I recently migrated from WinXP to Linux (SuSE 9.2 Pro). I need some help
>setting up my new linux box to print.  My old WinXP box printed to a network
>printer.  If I open my printer properties dialog in WinXP I would see the
>printer listed with an IP address.   How do I set up my SuSE linux to print to
>this same printer.  I guess what I am asking is, how to I print to a TCP/IP
>Port.  Thanks,


The answer depends a bit on what the printer expects in the way of input. 
Usually (in my experience), networked printers include embedded "lp" 
servers (listening on port 515/tcp). If you have one like that, you can 
access it by running an lp daemon on your Linux system, and configuring it 
to access a remote printer.

I don't know SuSE specifically, so I don't know which of several lpd 
implementations it runs. The package I use here is lprng. Using it, you 
configure access to the remote printer via an entry in /etc/printcap, for 
example one like this:

         caxton|caxton|raw:\
                 :lp=:\
                 :rm=caxton:\
                 :rp=raw:\
                 :sd=/var/spool/lpd/caxton-raw:\
                 :sh:sf

The "rm=" line supplies the printer's address (in the example, "caxton" is 
a hostname that the Linux host can resolve).




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Re: How to I print to a TCP/IP Port.

[Dr.Edgar Alwers]

On Wednesday 12 January 2005 21:23, you wrote:
> I recently migrated from WinXP to Linux (SuSE 9.2 Pro). I need some help
> setting up my new linux box to print.  My old WinXP box printed to a
> network printer.  If I open my printer properties dialog in WinXP I would
> see the printer listed with an IP address.   How do I set up my SuSE linux
> to print to this same printer.  I guess what I am asking is, how to I print
> to a TCP/IP Port.  Thanks,

In addition to Ray's answer:
linux SuSE works with Cups as printing system. You should be able - I asume
cups was installed by SuSE as the standard- to call http://localhost:631
through a browser ( if not, cups is not running ). This will give you a menu
which allows you to install a new printer as a remote one, just giving the ip
address of the network printer. Install it, as Ray suggest, as a row printer.
Hope this will help
Edgar
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Re: How to I print to a TCP/IP Port.

[Dr.Edgar Alwers]

On Friday 14 January 2005 23:21, you wrote:
> No objections at all....
>
> .... i just don't understand what to do
> yet.  I am REALLY new to linux so I am make very slow progress.  Thanks for
> your help.
>
> Ed

slow progress is better than none ;-)
Enter "localhost:631" administration and go through "printers" -> add printer. 
You will be asked for a description and a localtion - information data only - 
and for a device URI. This is the ip address of your remote printer. You also 
will probably have to choose the driver for your printer from the list of 
printers. Try in a shell "gs --help", this will show you the list of all 
printers suported by your software.

I would start trying to connect the printer to your box directly in the first 
approach, and later connecting the printer as a remote one. Is your remote 
printer a standalone device or is it connected to a server ? 

A very good start is the cups documentation in the "help" of the 
localhost:631.
Remember: try and error !
Good luck
BTW.: follow up through "newbies", not directly, as more persons may help you 
and others may also have a benefit from this emails.
Regards,
Edgar 
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