This is a discussion on Need some help with 'rlp' ? within the Sco Unix forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> SCO 5.0.5, with oss5.0.5a installed. /etc/printcap contents: laserjet:\ :lp=:rm=tonya:rp=laserjet:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laserjet: local (main) server is connected thru a Netgear FVS318 VPN ...
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| SCO 5.0.5, with oss5.0.5a installed. /etc/printcap contents: laserjet:\ :lp=:rm=tonya:rp=laserjet:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laserjet: local (main) server is connected thru a Netgear FVS318 VPN router. remote connects using Netgear VPN Client thru a Netopia router. I have installed and am currently trying to use the 'lpd' spooler to print to a remote PC over a VPN tunnel. I installed using 'mkdev rlp' and went thru all of the configuration to setup the necessary printers. For a while, it seemed to be working flawlessly, talking with a piece of software from SDI. But as of late, I can't seem to get even a simple print job to flow over to the remote. When I check the 'status' file in the '/usr/spool/lpd/laserjet' directory, I see the following message: 'waiting for tonya to come up'. I can ping the 'remote', and the remote can ping 'main' so I know the tunnel is up and functional. Is anyone familiar with this error and why it occurs? Is there a supplement that needs to be applied? Or, is there a better way to handle remote PC printing over a network, other than 'LPD' ? Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've tried de-installing and re-installing and sometimes (emphasis on sometimes), it will open it up and let it run for a while, but eventually, it will fail again. Thanks Joel |