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6.5 Configure Remote lpd Printing on the Host

You can use this procedure to configure your Unix host(s) to
allow printing to your network. The procedure below can be

used for Unix variants that are related to BSD Unix, like

SunOS or Linux. For other versions of Unix, consult your

system documentation, keeping in mind that:

1. The print server should be treated as a BSD networked print

server host.

2. The host name should be the name (or IP address) that you

have assigned to the print server.

3. The printer name (or queue name) on the remote host should

be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3, the name of the parallel port on the print

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 print

server’s IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts

file, by adding the following line:

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