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Sco setup – Printronix Network Interface Card User Manual

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Chapter 5

SCO Setup

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The default NIC queue name is d1prn, however, the name can be
changed. To verify the queue name, print an E-Net Test Page or
telnet to the adapter and run a “list dest” command.

NOTE: Depending on the shell, preceed the ! character with a \ to

avoid shell script errors.

SCO Setup

1.

Login as a root or administrator privileges user.

2.

Acquire an unused Internet address (IP) from your Network
Administrator and choose a unique name for the NIC adapter.

3.

Add your NIC Internet address and host name to your system
host table by appending the following line to the /etc/hosts file:

Example:
199.230.23.76

salesdept

4.

If you have not installed the SCO RLP (BSD lpd) package
which is part of the TCP/IP package, run mkdev to invoke the
RLP installation script:
#mkdev rip

The following screen displays:

Remote printing configuration

Do you want to install or delete remote printing (i/d/q)?