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From: "David S. Chappell" <David.Chappell@mail.trincoll.edu> Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 14:09:21 -0500 Subject: Re: PPR: GUI? At 09:12 AM 01/24/2000 -0600, jkrainak <jkrainak@c3design.com> wrote: >Will current programs such as kplq monitor jobs in the ppr queue? I wanted >to use PPR because I have been having trouble (jobs disappearing) printing >from my Macs to a number of Tektronix printers. However, I want my users to >have a GUI to see their jobs. Klpq has a setting for PPR. The only problem is that you must create a fake /etc/printcap file because it Klpq have the ability to enumberate PPR printers. The fake file need only be like this: adsprn: chipmunk: myprn: >Also, this is a TCP/IP network, all Tektronix printers are running LPR, and >he Macintoshes will be printing via LaserWrite 8 to the Teks via the Linux >PPR spooler. Do you mean that the Macs will be printing over AppleTalk to the server and then the server will dispatch the jobs by LPR? That will probably work, but LPR is less than ideal, basically because is wasn't designed for server to printer communication. It would be better to use the HP JetDirect style protocol done by the "tcpip" interface program or to use AppleTalk. ================================================================ David Chappell David.Chappell@Mail.Trincoll.Edu Computing Center PostMaster@Mail.Trincoll.Edu Trinity College (860) 297-2114 Hartford, Connecticut 06106