[Sunhelp] Network Printer Configuration

[Kevin Stevens]

Are you sure the JetDirect is setup with an appropriate address, and 
configured to support LPR?  Neither of those things is true out of the 
box...

KeS

>From: "Trevor Chandler" <MSN/trevorc1653 at email.msn.com>
>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: [Sunhelp] Network Printer Configuration
>Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 14:30:26 -0600
>
>Hello all,
>
>I'm running Solaris 7 on an Intel-based
>machine.
>
>I have an HP Laserjet 5M printer ( with
>a 400n JetDirect card in the printer ).
>
>After attempting to configure my
>Solaris machine to use the HP printer,
>as a network printer, I botched the
>configuration, and now I'm trying to
>unravel the mess I've made.
>
>When I execute the 'lpstat -t' command,
>I get the following error message output:
>========================
>scheduler is running
>no system default destination
>UX:lpstat: ERROR: The LP print service isn't running or can't be
>                   reached.
>           TO FIX: Your request can't be completely handled
>                   without the LP print service. If this
>                   problem continues, get help from your
>                   system administrator.
>=========================
>
>Anybody seen this situation before?
>If so, how can I go about cleaning up
>my mess, so that I don't see the error
>output?
>
>Thanks to everyone who takes the time
>to read and respond to my question.
>
>Trevor C.
>trevorc at netzero.net
>
>
>
>
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