[Sunhelp] Network Printer Configuration

[Trevor Chandler]

Hello Kevin,

Thanks for repsonding to my question.

My JetDirect is setup with an appropriate
address -- I have no trouble seeing that.

I'm not sure if it configured to support
LPR.  Can you tell me how to investigate
that?

By the way, I'm back to square one as
far as getting past that LP Print Service
error message -- I've cleaned that up.

I'm following the configuration instructions
for a network printer, using the 'lpadmin'
commands, staight out of the Solaris 7
documentation.   But this bad boy ain't
flyin.

Anyway, if you know how I can check to see
if the JetDirect is configured to support
LPR, I'd appreciate your feedback.

Thanks again,

Trevor C.
trevorc at netzero.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Stevens <kevin_stevens at hotmail.com>
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] Network Printer Configuration


>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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