Re: netcat Error

From: Scott McMillan (smcm_at_usa.net)
Date: 07/29/03 

Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:24:54 -0400

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 07:32:51 -0400, Doug Luurs <doug@borisch.com>
wrote:

>I have netcat installed for jetDirect network printing, and have
>a jetdirect 170x & a epson mx-80 in this case.
>
>Everytime I print something to the printer, I get the below error
>message .. YET.. it prints out just fine.
>
>Any ideas? (or a way to turn off the email for this printer?)
>
>I am getting tried of "THE PRINTER DOESNT WORK" phonecalls,
>emails, notes on a brick, etc... (hehe)
>
>Thanks ..
>
>---------------------------------------
>From: Printer administrator [mailto:lp@xxx]
>Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:47 AM
>To: xxxxx
>Subject: Status of lp request.
>
>Subject: Status of lp request purch-51788
>
>Your request purch-51788 destined for purch
>encountered an error while printing on printer purch.
>
>Reason for failure:
>
>stty: tcgetattr failed: Inappropriate I/O control operation (error 25)
>
>---------------------------------------

You have an 'stty' command in the interface for your 'purch' printer.
Take a look in /var/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces/purch and verify the
stty is correct (or even necessary?). Try commenting that line out,
and see if A) the printer still prints properly, and B) the tcgetattr
mail stops showing up.

(The stty command may be in the file
/var/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces/model.orig/purch. Check both
files)

Scott McMillan