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If you specified [DNS Host Name] of the printer, specify the same character string as [DNS Host Name] in
<the printer name>.
For more details on [DNS Host Name], see "Configuring the Protocol Settings."
3. After saving the "/etc/hosts" file, exit the text editor.
IMPORTANT
Be sure to assign a fixed IP address to the printer.
When printing from UNIX OS, be sure to assign a fixed IP address to the printer. For details on the procedure for setting
the IP address, see "Setting the IP Address (IP v. 4)."
3
Set up the spooling system on the UNIX server.
Example of When Using Solaris 1.x
Example of When Using Solaris 2.x or Later
Example of When Using HP-UX
Example of When Using IBM-AIX
Example of When Using Solaris 1.x
1. Enter the following in the "/etc/printcap" file.
Form: :<Print queue name>|<comment>:\
:lp=<the device special file>:\
:sd=<the spool directory>:\
:if=<the log file directory>:\
:rm=<the IP address or name of the printer>
Input Example: :print_queue_name|comments:\
:lp=/var/spool/print_queue_name/.null:\
:sd=/var/spool/print_queue_name:\
:if=/var/spool/print_queue_name/log:\
:rm=printer_host_name
In the line of "rm", enter the same contents that you entered in <the printer name>.
2. Create the spool directory for the printer. Execute the following commands.
Form: mkdir -p <the spool directory>
chown daemon <the spool directory>
Input Example: mkdir -p /var/spool/print_queue_name
chown daemon /var/spool/print_queue_name
In <the spool directory>, enter the same character string that you added in the "/etc/printcap" file.
3. Create the log file for the printer. Execute the following commands.
Form: cp /dev/null <the log file directory>
Input Example: cp /dev/null /var/spool/print_queue_name/log
4. Proceed to Step 4.
Example of When Using Solaris 2.x or Later
1. Run "admintool."
The "admintool" utility is supplied with an operating system. For more details, see the manual for the
operating system.
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