[ale] Remote Printing.

[Robert L Harris]

> 
> Permit me to set up a simple example, this may help you out:
> 
> hostname1 = Your print spooler
> hostname2 = Your local machine
> hostname3 = Your printer (this may be different if the printer is LPT'd
>             to your print spooler .. I'll cover that too)
> 
> Basic Printcap for hostname1 (the spooler)
> ------------------------------------------
> If printer is networked:
> 
> lp|printer_1:\
> 	:lp=:\
> 	:rm=hostname3:\
> 	:rp=hostname3:\
> 	:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/printer_1:
> 
> If printer is LPT'd:
> 
> lp|printer_1:\
> 	:lp=:/dev/deviceprinterisconnectedto\
> 	:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/printer_1:
> 
> Basic Printcap for hostname2 (the local box)
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> lp:\
> 	:lp=:\
> 	:rm=hostname1:\
> 	:rp=printer_1:
> 
> As I said, this is a very basic example. However, sometimes it's 
> easier to see how things are done, through example.
> 

Looking at what you had got it.  On the remote machine I'd defined "lp"
and not "treekiller" where the local machine had both.  My $PRINTER 
variable pointed to "treekiller" which explains why I got the unknown
host error.  Thanks.

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