Setting up the printer as a remote printer – Epson 850N User Manual
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Using the Ethernet Card
6-15
If the card responds, you are ready to print. If not, print a
status sheet (described on page 6-3) and check the IP
address to make sure it is the same as the IP address in the
/etc/hosts file. If you used the IP address to test the
connection, make sure you entered it correctly.
Setting Up the Printer as a Remote Printer
After you set up the printer as a network device, you need to set
it up as a remote printer. Follow these steps:
1. Edit the /etc/printcap file to include a remote printer name
as follows:
For example, enter the following command:
PRINTRA:\
2. On a new line in the /etc/printcap file, type a name for the
local printer being redirected to the EPSON Stylus
COLOR 850N, followed by the Ethernet card name, then
the path to the printer.
If you want to set up the printer to support different lpr
filters (listed in the table below), enter the printer option.
Type in the information as follows:
:
Note:
If your UNIX system has
an /etc/printcap file, use
the procedure here. If
not, see “Printing with
Other UNIX Systems” on
page 6-17.
Remote printer options
LPR filter
Support options
lpb
Binary file (no filters)
lpa
ASCII file with carriage returns at line ends
lpbf
Binary file with form feed at file end
lpaf
ASCII file with form feed at line end
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