lp returns fails

[Rick Sivernell]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:24:32 -0500 (EST)
Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> 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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Can't find the file with it in it. I have searched, with no luck as I have been trying
that. Could it be using HOSTNAM?

cheers

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Rick Sivernell
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