[K12OSN] Local printer and console printing

[Petre Scheie]

My VMS is pretty rusty, but don't you need to define the printer on the VAX in 
order for it to talk to the printer, whether the printer is connected to the 
LTSP client or otherwise?  In other words, how does the VAX print to any other 
printers on the network?  Or does it just print to locally attached (serial) 
printers?

Petre

Shawn Austin wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I am trying to get a local printer to print from a console(no X), and I
> have reached a bit of a road block.
> 
> I have already setup the printer using CUPS, and I have seen a message
> on the console of the station that shows cups is monitoring the printer
> port on the machine.
> 
> I have already printed a test page from CUPS sucessfully.
> 
> 
> This is the machine entry from the lts.conf file.
> [Reg-term]
>         SCREEN_01          = ssh
>         SSH_HOST = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (edited out)
>         LOCAL_APPS         = N
>         USE_NFS_SWAP       = N
>         SWAPFILE_SIZE      = 48m
>         PRINTER_0_DEVICE   = /dev/lp0
>         PRINTER_0_TYPE     = P
> 
> What I am trying to do is connect to a VAX box that runs our student
> information system and print from something that looks like a curses
> based application(not sure is VAX uses curses or not, but it looks
> similar).
> 
> I was hoping that just the Printscrn button on the keyboard would work,
> but it doesn't.  I have also tried every conceviable combination of
> shift alt and ctrl with the printscrn button.
> 
> I have googled for quit a while now and have come up with nothing
> useful.  Hopefully someone will have done this before, and has a
> sollution, or at least a point in the right direction.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Shawn Austin
> 
> University of Indianapolis
> Client Services
> 
> 
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