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5

Add the following entry to the

/etc/printcap

file:

local_print_queue_name

|[

description_of_printer

]:\

:lp=:mx#0:rm=

printer_IP_name

:\

:rp=

remote_print_queue_name

:\

:sd=

path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory

:\

:lf=

path_to_this_queue’s_log_file

:

For a description of these parameters, see “Getting UNIX Users Started
Using the Printer,” earlier in this chapter.

6

Create the spool directory that you specified in step 5:

mkdir

path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory

chmod 775

path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory

7

Try printing by using this command:

lpr -P

printer_queue_name filename

Note that there’s no space between

-P

and printer_queue_name.

What to do next

The printer is now set up on your TCP/IP network. If you want to install any
options, see Chapter 5.

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