Linux to Linux printing

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

hosts.lpd only accepts hostnames.  AFAIK, it will not accept an IP
address.  Also, it will not accept wildcards.

-derek

"Franklin H. Chasen" <chasen at world.std.com> writes:

> I am trying to print over the internet from one RH 6.1 Linux machine to
> another.  I used printtool to set up appropriate local and remote entries
> in printcap.
> 
> I put the hostname in /etc/hosts.lpd on the remote machine.  I restarted
> lpd.
> 
> However when I try to print, lpc on the local machine tells me that it has
> the entry in its spool area but is waiting for the remote machine to come
> up.
> 
> I use ssh between the two machines and have disabled most entries in
> inetd.conf.  Is this the problem?  Does an entry in hosts.lpd look like an
> entry in hosts with IP number and name?
> 
> Any suggestions or pointers will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> -Frank
> 
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