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6.2 UNIX Printing

6-22

TCP/IP Configuration

Chapt

er 6

11. Your configuration is displayed. You are asked whether these

values are final. Type

Y

or

N

and press

. An example is

shown below.

12. Add comments to the printcap file. For example, you can type:

Dick’s printer down the hall

13. Select

exit

to save your configuration and press

.

You are now prepared to print.

6.2.2.7 Setting Up a SCO UNIX Remote Printers to

Use lpd

Set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to a NIC using
lpd. Use the following procedures to do this:
1.

At the prompt, type:

#mkdev rlp

Note

2.

You will now be asked a series of questions. Respond as follows.
“Do you want to install or remove a remote printer?” Type:

I

3.

“Do you want to change printer description file /etc/printcap?”
Type:

Y

4.

Type in a printer name. For example, type:

printer1

5.

“Is printer1 a remote printer or a local printer?” Type:

R

6.

Enter remote host name: type host name entered in printcap for
NIC. For example, type:

printfast

7.

Confirm the information you have entered. Type:

Y

Printer #7 Symbol

Type

Representative Value

lp (line printer)

STR

rm (remote host)

STR

<NIC IP address>

rp (remote printer)

STR

PORT1

sd (spooler directory)

STR

/usr/spool/lpd7

• You cannot run mkdev rlp twice. If you have additional printers to

be configured, use the

rlpconf

command.

Enter

Enter

Enter

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