Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!delluk!holly!tim From: tim@dell.co.uk (Tim Wright) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Using the -U option of lpadmin Message-ID: Date: 24 Apr 91 11:44:22 GMT References: <1991Apr23.032816.6656@jwt.UUCP> Sender: usenet@delluk.uucp (Usenet posting login) Organization: Dell Computer Corp., Bracknell, UK Lines: 25 In <1991Apr23.032816.6656@jwt.UUCP> john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples) writes: >Has anyone gotten lpadmin -U to work? I've tried configuring a new printer >with: >lpadmin -p printer-name -U system-name >where system-name is a uucp-connected system. Print requests get mail >back complaining about stty errors; it doesn't appear that any attempt >was made to connect to the remote system. I'm just using >uux system-name!lp for now, but this would be a nice feature to get >working. The description "system name" is a misnomer in the manual. Dial string would be nearer the mark i.e. this is intended for a remote printer attached to a modem. It does not allow printing onto e.g. the default printer on another system. Pity, since the latter would have been useful, whilst the former is not very (IMHO :-). You are doing the best way possible. Tim -- Tim Wright, Dell Computer Corp., Bracknell | Domain: tim@dell.co.uk Berkshire, UK, RG12 1RW. Tel: +44-344-860456 | Uucp: ...!ukc!delluk!tim Smoke me a Kipper, I'll be back for breakfast - Red Dwarf