Netatalk and AppleTalk Printers

[Jeroen Diederen]

Joe Villari wrote:

> After unpluging and repluging in the ethernet cable and restarting 
> atalk I'm now able to see the printer:
>
> [joev@localhost joev]$ nbplkup
>                      localhost:AFPServer                          
> 65280.231:128
>                      localhost:netatalk                           
> 65280.231:4
>                      localhost:Workstation                        
> 65280.231:4
>                HP LaserJet 4MP:LaserWriter                        
> 65280.219:132
>
> I tried configuring it in CUPs but I'm not quite sure what to choose 
> for the paths and stuff. I've tried a few with no success. I no 
> generate an error which seems conflicting; something like I can't see 
> the printer at the socket - Success.
>
> So, now I'm working on configuring CUPs or lpd.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> Rick Thomas wrote:
>
>> Joe,
>>
>
I helped another guy on this list with configuring such a printer under 
CUPS. I don't have the mail anymore.

What you have to do for CUPS is the following:
put the right PPD file in /usr/share/cups/model
you can get it here if you do not have it: (PPD=Macintosh Postscript 
Printer Description)
http://www.adobe.com/products/printerdrivers/macppd.html

download this pap backend at:
http://vt.oeh.uni-linz.ac.at/~rupi/pap/
put this file in:
/usr/lib/cups/backend//
chmod +x pap (make the script executable)
restart CUPS and try to add the printer with a browser
(like http://localhost:port 631).