"Craig Dewick" <cdewick@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
news:f8c4v2$2pi$1@yoda.apana.org.au...
>I use the 'xprint' package from http://xprint.mozdev.org/ which interfaces
> seamlessly with Firefox, etc. to handle printing stuff from web clients.
>
> For normal printing, I've configured my /etc/printers.conf file like this:
>
> ## If you hand edit this file, comments and structure may change.
> # The preferred method of modifying this file is through the use of
> # lpset(1M)
> #
> hplaser:\
> :bsdaddr=jadzia,hplaser:
> _default:\
> :use=hplaser:
>
> where 'hplaser' is the printer name given to the lp or lpr command to tell
> it which printer to use, and 'jadzia' is the actual hostname assigned to
> the
> IP address of the printer in my local network. The printer lives at a
> 192.168.0.x address which is defined in /etc/inet/hosts so no external
> hostname resolving is needed.
>
> Applications such as Acrobat, etc. automatically find the default printer
> using this setup.
>
> I don't know if the way I do printing is the 'recommended' Sun way, but it
> works for me and my HP 4050N laser printer has been giving excellent
> service
> for 5+ years with only the odd toner cartridge change required.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig.
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Craig
Thanks for that.
Found the error in the /etc/printers.conf file after reading your set up.
The error is a Solaris/Sparc one because I then set up my X86 installation
and it created exactly the same error again in /etc/printers.conf

Thanks
Basil