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To set up the workstation to print with lpr/lpd on SunOS and
other BSD-based systems
1 Log in to your UNIX workstation as root.
2 Add the NetportExpress print server’s IP address and host name to
the /etc/hosts file on the BSD host.
3 Add the following entries for the printer to the bottom of the /etc/
printcap file.
printer_name
|
alternate_name
|
comment
:\
:lp=:\
:rm=
host
:\
:rp=
port
:\
:mx#0:\
:lf=
/usr/spool/lpd/errorlog
:\
:sd=
/usr/spool/lpd/printer_name
:
IMPORTANT: The last entry must end with a colon (:)
not with a backslash (\).
where:
printer_name|alternate_name
is a printer name and
alternate printer name. Example: lj3ps|LaserJet_IIIsi
comment
is an optional comment. Example:
printer_on_port_1
:lp is a required field.
host
defines a host name. Use either the NetportExpress print
server IP address or the print server name as entered in the /etc/
hosts file.
port
is a remote printer attached to the NetportExpress print
server. It can be one of the following:
LPT1_PASSTHRU or LPT1_TEXT (for parallel port 1 or the
internal card)
LPT2_PASSTHRU or LPT2_TEXT (for parallel port 2)
COM1_PASSTHRU or COM1_TEXT (for the serial port)
Note: Use PASSTHRU for PCL, PostScript, or application files
and TEXT for standard UNIX text files.
mx#0 provides unlimited buffer space.
/usr/spool/lpd/
errorlog
defines the location of the
error log file.
/usr/spool/lpd/
printer_name
defines the directory for
spooled files.
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