Ricoh Network Guide - Manual (Page 140)

Special Operations under Windows
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In other cases
Add the IP address and host name of
the network printer to the hosts file
on the computer used for printing.
Methods of addition vary depending
on operating systems.
Windows 95/98/Me
A
Copy \WINDOWS\HOSTS.SAM
to the same directory and name it
“HOSTS” with no extension.
B
Open the "\WINDOWS\HOSTS"
file created using memo pad files,
for instance.
C
Add an IP address and host name
to the hosts file using the follow-
ing format:
192.168.15.16 host # NP
"192.168.15.16" is the IP address,
"host" is the printer's host name,
and "#NP" is replaced by com-
ments. Insert a space or tab be-
tween "192.168.15.16" and "host",
between "host" and "#NP" respec-
tively, using one line for this for-
mat.
D
Save the file.
Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server
2003, Windows NT 4.0
A
Open the hosts file using memo
pad files, for instance.
The hosts file is in the following
folder:
\ W I N N T \ S Y S T E M 3 2 \ D R I V -
ERS\ETC\HOSTS
"\WINNT" is the directory of the
installation destination for Win-
dows 2000/XP, Windows Server
2003, and Windows NT 4.0.
B
Add an IP address and host name
to the hosts file using the follow-
ing format:
192.168.15.16 host # NP
"192.168.15.16" is the IP address,
"host" is the printer's host name,
and "#NP" is replaced by com-
ments. Insert a space or tab be-
tween "192.168.15.16" and "host",
between "host" and "#NP" respec-
tively, using one line for this for-
mat.
C
Save the file.
Printing Commands
The following explains printing oper-
ations using the “lpr”, “rcp”, and
“ftp” commands.
Enter commands using the command
prompt window. The location of the
command prompts varies depending
on operating systems:
• Windows 95/98
[Start] - [Programs] - [MS-DOS
Prompt]
• Windows Me
[Start] - [Programs] - [Accessories] -
[MS-DOS Prompt]
• Windows 2000
[Start] - [Programs] - [Accessories] -
[Command Prompt]
• Windows XP, Windows Server
2003
[Start] - [All Programs] - [Accesso-
ries]
- [Command Prompt]
• Windows NT 4.0
[Start] - [Programs] - [Command
Prompt]
Note
❒ Match the data format of the file to
be printed with the emulation
mode of the printer.