LPRng question

[Gerry Maddock]

Now, I'm going to move all my printers over to my Samba server and put NT out of its
misery, and make that NT box a LINUX BOX!!!! No more NT for me (no more point and
click, drag & drop, or [ctrl] [Alt] [del] admin for me!!!!!)

Gerry Maddock wrote:

> That worked Thanks!!!!
> ----Your the man Ronnie!!!! I owe you a beer!!!!!
> Thanks everyone for your help!!!!
>
> Ronnie.N.Glasscock at bridge.bellsouth.com wrote:
>
> > First, I don't use Samba, so I can't say how that will fit in.
> >
> > I use Slackware, versions from 1997&98
> > LPRng has been working ok
> >
> > Suggestions...
> >
> > Try something like this in your /etc/printcap.
> > Make sure the name you use for rm= is a name that you can ping.
> >   (Either through /etc/hosts, DNS or what ever.)
> >
> > #
> > nero:sd=/var/spool/lpd/nero:tr\f:if=your_filter:rm=nero:sh
> > #
> >
> > ****  Note nero has to be a valid name that you can ping, (will resolve).
> >
> > Another suggestion, if you are not 100% sure of your filter, send a flat ascii
> > file and don't use a filter.
> > Once you can print ascii, then try your filter.
> >
> > Anyone have a simple filter that will resolve the \n\r between UNIX & DOS?
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
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