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From: Chris Stenton <jacs@gnome.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: lpq question
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 18:04:27 +0100
Organization: Gnome Computers Limited
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petr wrote:
> 
> lpq on my freebsd box behaves strange
> lpq call results in message "connection to printer is down"
> while the lp and lpr work normally
> Here is the printcap
> 
> hp|lp:\
>         :sh:lp=:rm=gutenberg:rp=text:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp:
> ps:\
>         :sh:lp=:rm=gutenberg:rp=raw:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp
> 
> Ping to gutenberg works as well.
> 
> Any suggestions ?
>

What is gutenberg ? If it is a LaserDirect Card it
can't print and tell you the queue size at the same time.
You either get "JetDirect lpd: no entries" OR "connection to printer is down"
which is not very useful.

Chris

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