6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host
The procedure you use to configure your Unix host(s) to allow printing to your network remote
printer server varies between different varieties of Unix. The procedure below can be used for
Unix variants that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. For other versions of Unix,
consult your system documentation, keeping in mind that:
1. The printer server should be treated as a BSD networked printer server host.
2. The host name should be the name (or IP address) that you have assigned to the printer
server.
3. The printer name (or queue name) on the remote host should be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3, the name of
the printer port on the printer server.
You will need to perform the tasks below, logged in as the superuser (root). To configure your
Unix host for printing,
1. Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the printer server’s IP address. You can add this
address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as:
203.66.191.186 pserver
2. Create a spool directory for the printer in the same directory where spool directories are
normally kept on the machine, such as /var/spool or /var/spool/lpd:
mkdir /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
chgrp daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
chmod 775 /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
3. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/printcap file, similar to the following:
printer-name:\
:lp=:\
:rm=203.66.191.186:\
:rp=lpt1:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\
:mx#0:
Lines should be indented with tabs. More than one printer name can be used, with variants
separated by vertical bars (name1|name2).
The rm= entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the printer server. You
can also use a host name if you have assigned one in the /etc/hosts file.
The sd= entry should correspond to the spool directory you created in the previous step.
The rp= entry should correspond to the port name of the remote printer. The values should be one
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