Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS - Manual (Page 80)

10 Add the following entry to the /etc/printcap file.
printer_queue_name| [ description_of_ printer ]:\
:lp=:mx#0:rm= printer_IP_name :\
:rp= printer_queue_name :\
:sd= path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory :\
:lf= path_to_this_queue’s_log_ file :
Fill in the parameters in italics as follows:
m Replace printer_queue_name with the name the user should use to
reference the printer.
m Replace description_of_printer with a comment describing the printer.
m Replace printer_IP_name with the IP name you assigned to the printer in
“Step 3: Assigning an IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter.
m Replace path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory with the pathname of the
unique directory created for this queue.
m Optionally replace path_to_this_queue’s_log_ file with the unique pathname
of the file where error information from the lpd command will be logged.
11 Create the spool directory that you specified in step 10:
mkdir path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory
12 To test the connection, type the ping command from a workstation on the same
subnet as the printer:
ping printer_IP_name
If the ping command responds by telling you that the printer is alive on the
network, the address assignment was successful.
If the ping command does not respond, or tells you the printer was not
found, then the address assignment failed. Try the steps in this procedure
again, making sure you type the printer’s Ethernet address exactly as it
appears on the startup page. If it still doesn’t work, see the troubleshooting
suggestions in Chapter 13 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual.
13 Test printing with the following command:
lp -d queue_name filename
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