Max
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Posted: Oct. 17 2004,00:13 |
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Setting up printing is one of the things I think could be greatly simplified for the average user. Must just be the history of linux or unix in general....
That being said, it's not that hard and is a two step process. 1) Configure your printer, and 2) turn on the printer daemon.
From the desktop menu: System -> Printing -> Configure printer.
A script comes up and asks you a bunch of questions. Make sure you do a test print. (I've got an HP 5Si that I ended up using a HP4 driver for) I've only set up and used a network printer, so I'm not sure what you tell it for a USB or parallel printer. Most common printer drivers are listed under the "native ghostprint" driver section. Even after you answer all of the questions and get a good test print, one of the last things it to tell the script to save the printer configuration (it put's it into a file call printcap). This is option "I", don't forget to do this.
Next you have to start the printer daemon (this is the background print spooler). Two choices here. System->Printing->Start or use the DSLPanel icon on the desktop and when the screen starts up click Start next to Printing/lpd.
Note that each time you reboot you have to start the print spooler again. I think I read in one of the forums how to have that start automatically at boot. I'm sure someone will chime in with the answer to that one (and to correct anything I miss-said above...  )
You asked if I had success with "networking" That word covers alot of territory. Anything specific?? Out of the box DSL will try to configure your network card and request an IP address from your DHCP server and you should be "on the net"
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Using DSL on: IBM T42, IBM 560x, Dell Dimension CPx
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