Brother NC-2100p - Manual (Page 16)

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING
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3. Configure the /etc/printcap file on each host computer to specify the local
print queue, the print server name (also called remote machine or rm), and
the print server service name (also called remote printer, remote queue, or
rp), and the spool directory.
This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including Linux, Sun OS (but not
Solaris 2.xx), Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd option required), DEC ULTRIX, DEC OSF/1,
and Digital UNIX. SCO UNIX users should follow these steps, but should also refer
to the SCO UNIX Configuration section. Users of RS/6000 AIX, HP/UX, Sun
Solaris 2.xx, and other systems that do not use the printcap file should skip to section
3-a. SCO user’s should also skip to section 3a (SCO uses the printcap file, but this
file is automatically configured via the rlpconf command)
An example of a typical printcap file:
laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=BRO_310107:\
:rp=TEXT_P1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:
Make sure this information is added to the end of the printcap file. Also make sure
that the last character in the printcap file is a colon ":"
This will create a queue named laser1 on the host computer that communicates to a
Brother print server with a node name (rm) of BRO_310107 and a service name (rp)
of TEXT_P1 printing text files to a Brother printer through spool directory
/usr/spool/lpd/laser1. If you are printing binary graphics files, you would use the
service BINARY_P1 instead of TEXT_P1.
The rm and rp options are not available on some UNIX systems, so if necessary
check your documentation (or man pages) to determine the equivalent options.
Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to obtain the
printer status:
%lpc status
laser1:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
Users of AT&T-compatible UNIX systems can generally use the lpstat or rlpstat
commands to obtain similar status information. Because this procedure varies from
system to system, refer to your system documentation for the exact usage.