Gestetner 1502 - Printing from an FTP Client; UNIX Printing; Configuring the IP Address on the Network Interface Board

7.6 UNIX Printing
7-8
TCP/IP Configuration
2.
Enter the command:
ftp://PORT1@ dest-srvr-addr
where
dest-srvr-addr
is the IP address of the print server to which you want to
send the print job.
3.
Run Netscape.
4.
Choose
File
->
Upload File
and specify the file, or drag and drop the file to your
browser window and click
OK
.
Note:
FTP printing does
not
support selecting multiple file names. Only
one
user can be
logged on to a port at any particular time.
7.5.2 Printing from an FTP Client
1.
Open a DOS Command window and enter the following command:
ftp dest-srvr-addr
where
dest-srvr-addr
is the IP address of the print server to which you want to
send the print job.
2.
Specify
PORT1
as the login.
3.
Enter the following FTP command:
put filename
where
filename
is the file you want to print.
7.6 UNIX Printing
The Network Interface Board can support UNIX TCP/IP printing in the following mode:
• Printer-based
lpd
where the printer appears as a host running a line printer
daemon
In general, printer-based
lpd
is easiest to use on BSD UNIX systems, requiring an entry
in the
printcap
file once the Network Interface Board has its IP information.
7.6.1 Configuring the IP Address on the Network Interface
Board
The Network Interface Board must be given IP address and routing parameters. You can
configure the IP address for the Network Interface Board in one of the following ways:
• Use MAP, as described in Chapter 3