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6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the

Host

The proce dure you use to conf igure your Un ix host( s)

to a llow pr inting to your net wor k r e mote pr int ser ver var ies

be tween dif fer ent var ieties of Unix. The proce dure be lo w

c an be use d f or Unix var ia nts tha t are re late d to BSD Unix,

s uch as SunOS or Lin ux. For othe r ver s ions of Unix,

c onsult your s yste m doc umentat ion, kee ping in mind that :

1. The pr int s er ver should be tre ate d a s a BSD

ne twor ke d pr int s er ver host.

2. The hos t na me should be the na me (or IP a ddres s)

that you ha ve as s igne d t o the pr int se rver.

3. The pr inter na me ( or q ueue na me ) on the r e mote

host should be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3 , t he na me of the pr inter

port on the pr int ser ver.

You will nee d t o per for m the ta s ks below, logged in as

the superus er ( root) . To c onf igur e your Unix host for

pr int ing,

1. Optiona lly, ass ign a na me c or r esponding t o the

pr int se r ver ’s IP a ddre ss. You ca n a dd this a ddr ess to the

/etc /hos ts f ile , by adding a line suc h a s:

203.66.191.186

pserver

2. Cr eate a spool direc tor y for t he printer in the sa me

direc tor y wher e s pool d ire c tor ies ar e nor ma lly ke pt on the

mach ine, s uc h as / var /spo ol or /var /s pool/ lpd: