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UNIX Configuration
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This section describes how to set up a remote printer on the host that
sends jobs to the Network Card using printer resident lpd. This is accom-
plished by adding an entry to the host’s
/etc/printcap
file for each printer
you use.
1
Use an editor to open
/etc/printcap
.
2
Make entries that name the Network Card name as the remote host,
and assign any name to the remote printer.
The following is an example of typical printcap entries.
(Example: “lprprinter”)
:lp=:\
rm=
(Host name from
/etc/hosts
)
:rp=
(Any name)
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/
(Specifies spool directory for where the system can spool data and
perform other spool control.)
This entry sends jobs spooled in /usr/spool/lpd/
printer specified by
specified by
3
Create the spooling directory.
mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/
4
Use the lpr command to print something.
lpr -P
Installation is complete if the file you specify prints correctly.