[K12OSN] Jetdirect printing using a thin client

[Jim McQuillan]

The simple test is to try and telnet to the workstation at port 9100,
like this:

   telnet 192.168.0.1 9100

See if it accepts the connection.  Then, whatever you type should appear
on the printer.  Hit Ctrl-L to eject the page.

If tht works, then it's a problem in your CUPS configuration.

if it doesn't work, then it's a problem in your ltsp printer config.

Jim McQuillan
jam at Ltsp.org



On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 jconlon1 at elp.rr.com wrote:

> I am using FC4.4 ltsp.
> I finally figured out how to get a thin client on a fixed IP and that
> part is straight but I still can't get the printer on the thin client to
> print.
>
> I edited the lts.conf file as follows:
> [00:40:33:e2:e7:63]
>       PRINTER_0_DEVICE = /dev/lp0
>       PRINTER_0_TYPE = P
>
> I saved the lts.conf file.
> I ran updatedb
> I went to printer configuration and entered the data for the printer
> attached to the client. The printer is an HP Laserjet 4 Plus at thin
> client address 192.168.01
>
> The configuration goes as far as asking if the page printed okay and
> then nothing happens even after letting things set for several hours.
> When I clicked no on the does the printout look okay box I get the
> output below:
>
> I [31/Aug/2005:11:53:25 -0600] Adding start banner page "none" to job 23.
> I [31/Aug/2005:11:53:25 -0600] Adding end banner page "none" to job 23.
> I [31/Aug/2005:11:53:25 -0600] Job 23 queued on 'test' by 'root'.
> I [31/Aug/2005:11:53:25 -0600] Started backend
> /usr/lib/cups/backend/socket (PID 3403) for job 23.
>
> The relavent portion of the /etc/cups/printers.conf file is below
> </Printer>
> <Printer test>
> DeviceURI socket://192.168.0.1:9100
> Location
> Info
> State Idle
> Accepting Yes
> JobSheets none none
> QuotaPeriod 0
> PageLimit 0
> KLimit 0
> </Printer>
>
> Thanks for the help
> Pat
>
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