Basic printer setup (repost)

From: Jesse Sheidlower (jester_at_panix.com)
Date: 09/18/03

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    I sent this yesterday, but it seems not to have gone
    through--apologies if it's a duplicate.

    I've never gotten around to setting up printing from
    my FreeBSD machine--the discussion in the Handbook is
    rather frightening--and now that I've decided I should
    probably give it a try, I find that the Handbook doesn't
    even let me get started.

    I have two situations for this computer (a laptop
    running FreeBSD-4.8). I have a home network that
    has an older (non-Ethernetted) HP LaserJet 6MP; this
    is attached to the network via an AsanteTalk AppleTalk-
    Ethernet bridge. The Macs on the network (OSX and 8.6)
    can all see the printer. What do I need to do to print
    to this printer from my FreeBSD machine when it's on
    the network?

    In the second case, I just have a desktop printer-- some HP
    Deskjet color thing, the 990 I think--that only has a USB
    connection. The Handbook doesn't mention USB printing at all.

    In both cases I'm not looking to do anything fancy,
    none of this user-accounting or header-pages stuff.
    I just want to be able to send jobs to the printer
    and have them come out. I guess I'd also be curious
    how to select one or the other, or more if they were
    added to the network. Thanks for any pointers on
    how to accomplish this.

    Jesse Sheidlower
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