[cups.general] Print PCL with printer info from PPD?

[Ian Pilcher]

On 03/13/2012 01:29 PM, James Cloos wrote:
> You can try sending this pjl file to the printer (if you use ethernet,
> use nc or netcat to send the file to port 9100 and capture the return
> to a file; something like >> nc magic 9100 <info.pjl >magic.info <<).
> 
> <ESC>%-12345X at PJL INFO ID
> @PJL INFO CONFIG
> @PJL INFO FILESYS
> @PJL INFO MEMORY
> @PJL INFO PAGECOUNT
> @PJL INFO STATUS
> @PJL INFO VARIABLES
> @PJL INFO USTATUS
> 
> (The <ESC> there is ascii 0x1b.)
> 

Hmm, I tried that with my printer and one of the Canon imageRUNNERs at
the office, but neither of them sent anything back (verified with
Wireshark).

Any idea why?