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From: Ish Rattan <ishwar@pali.cps.cmich.edu>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Printing to a network printer via ftpfs..
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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 14:44:23 -0500
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On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Brian Hancock wrote:

> Ishwar, has it worked before?
The printer works if a request is sent (from A UNIX/Windows box)
using ftp. This is the first time I tried from Plan 9 and does not work
for me.

-ishwar

> I just tried it and it worked:
>
> ftpfs <printer IP>
> 220 ID FTP Server Ready
> User [default: bhancock]:
> 331 Username OK, send email as password.
> Password:
> 230- Hewlett-Packard FTP Print Server Version 2.0
> Directory:            Description:
> Port 1                Print to port 1 HP Laserjet 4100 series
> 230 User logged in.
> 215 UNIX type: L8
> 257 "/" is current directory
> term% cp file.txt /n/ftp
> 226- Ready
> 226- Processing job
> term% unmount /n/ftp
>
> Brian
>
> On Tuesday 12 March 2002 11:44 am, you wrote:
> > Does not seem to work. Is there a way yo do it?
> >
> > cpu% ftpfs <printer>
> > ...
> > "/PRT0" is curent directory
> > cpu% cp file /n/ftp
> >
> > just hangs..
> >
> > -ishwar
>