lp returns fails

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:12:47 -0500 (EST)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> > >
> > >   List
> > >
> > >   I am trying to resetup my system to print, oit worked some time back perfectly,
> > >   but
> > > after an update of gentoo, printing not working. Using the lates cups, kde3.2
> > > config. The below command should print though.
> > >
> > > RickSivernell rick $ lp /home/rick/RRS_Sig.txt -d 192.168.0.30:4020
> > > Get_local_host: hostname 'RickSivernell.sivernll.net' bad
> >
> > does 192.168.0.30 reverse resolve to RickSivernell.sivernll.net ?
>
> Lonnie
>
>    No, 192.168.0.30 points to a Netgear ps110 print server, RickSivernell.sivernll.net
> is the linux system trying to print the file.

nevermind, i didn't read carefully enough.  i think the hostname can't
have dots in it.  have you tried changing it to just ricksivernell ?

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