lp returns fails

[Net Llama!]

On 03/20/04 05:59, Rick Sivernell wrote:

> 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 ?
>>
>>-- 
> 
> 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?

i don't know where gentoo sets this up.  you can change it manually by 
running the hostname command.

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